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Discover LudwigThe phrase "make a foul" is an idiomatic expression in English which is used to mean "commit an illegal or unfair act or infringement".
It can be used in written English and is most commonly used in relation to sports, especially soccer or basketball. For example, "The soccer player was penalized for making a foul."
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The Giants found an odd way to make a foul work in their favor Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Wenger said that Arteta was "absolutely convinced he didn't make a foul and that it was very harsh".
"We had a lot of opportunities to close the door, make a foul shot, make a stop," Calhoun said.
"We lost the game because we turned the ball over 27 times and couldn't make a foul shot," he said.
"But if you give them 25 offensive rebounds and can't make a foul shot, you've got problems".
"Nothing absolutely requires a basketball official to make a foul call — a lot of the time, the official can make no call at all," Hamermesh said.
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The Argetine was harshly adjudged to have made a foul in the box leading to a penalty for Eibar.
The Brazilian midfielder had already been booked when he made a foul arguably worthy of another yellow card.
As he thought Brown made a foul on Falcao while he was in the act of shooting, he dismissed Brown.
After making a foul shot, Walker glanced toward them, seeming more surprised by the statement than annoyed by it.
The South African pleaded guilty to making a foul and abusive gesture to the crowd as he was substituted during Sarries' 32-23 win at Leicester on 8 May.
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