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run afoul of (someone or something) What does run afoul of (someone or something) mean?	to get into trouble with someone or something	The young man ran afoul of the law and got into much trouble.
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Quarrel with bread and butter What does "Quarrel with bread and butter" mean?	Bread and butter, here, indicate the means of one’s living. (That is why we say ‘he is the bread winner of the family’). If a sub-ordinate in an organisation is quarrelsome or if he is not patient enough to bear the reprimand he deserves, gets angry and retorts or provokes the higher-up, the top man dismisses him from the job. So, he loses the job that gave him bread and butter. Hence we say, he quarrelled with bread and butter (manager or the top man) and lost his job.

ask for trouble What does "ask for trouble" mean?	to behave in a way that will likely cause trouble	The boy is asking for trouble if he misses another class.
Dutch auction What does "Dutch auction" mean?	an auction where you start off with a high price and then reduce it	They always sell the flowers at a Dutch auction at the downtown market.
Ruffle a few feathers What does "Ruffle a few feathers" mean?	If you ruffle a few feathers, you annoy some people when making changes or improvements.
How's tricks? What does "How's tricks?" mean?	This is used as a way of asking people how they are and how things have been going in their life.
get into a jam What does "get into a jam" mean?	to become involved in trouble or a problem	I got into a jam when I lost the keys to my apartment.
at first What does "at first" mean?	initially, at the beginning	At first we had no plans for the weekend but finally we decided to go to a movie.

neither fish nor fowl What does "neither fish nor fowl" mean?	something that does not belong to a definite group	The manager's idea was neither fish nor fowl. Nobody knew what to do with it.
work one`s fingers to the bone What does "work one`s fingers to the bone" mean?	to work very hard	The woman worked her fingers to the bone in order to make enough money to feed her children.
Head on a spike What does "Head on a spike" mean?	If someone wants a head on a spike, they want to be able to destroy or really punish a person.

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Run Afoul Of (someone Or Something) Idiom