| 释义 |
cry foul cry foulTo protest against something that has happened. A: "How could you go through my things without asking?" B: "Oh, don't cry foul—I was just looking for my sweater and I found it. It's not a big deal." Dad cried foul when I forgot to put gas in his car after borrowing it.See also: cry, foulcry foul protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice. Foul in this context means foul play , a violation of the rules of a game to which attention is drawn by shouting ‘foul!’ 1998 Times She can't cry foul when subjected to fair and standard competition. See also: cry, foulˌcry ˈfoul (informal) complain that somebody else has done something wrong or unfair: When the Labour party candidate didn’t win the election, he cried foul and demanded a recount.In sport, a foul is an action that is against the rules of the game.See also: cry, foul |