Multiple choice

Directions: Select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given below.

The two friends fell foul of each other over a silly matter.

  1. They quarreled.

  2. They resolved their differences.

  3. They confused each other.

  4. They supported each other.
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Explanation

To 'fall foul of' someone means to come into conflict with them or to have a disagreement. In the context of two friends, it indicates they had a quarrel.

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