cry foulto protest because you think something is wrong or not fair 抱怨,埋怨 When the ads appeared, it was the Democrats’ turn to cry foul. 广告刊登以后,就轮到民主党抗议了。
cry foul• Conservationists cried foul when public land was put up for sale by the federal government.
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