cry foul

idiom

chiefly US

: to complain that someone has done something that is not fair

When her parents gave her a new bicycle, her sisters cried foul.

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Those who favor the absent candidate are going to cry foul. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 During negotiations with Brussels, Tory Brexiteers as well as United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) supporters will be quick to cry foul on any concessions on the free movement of labor with the EU. —

Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2016 Venezuela’s Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul Man charged with murder of 4 people, 3 dogs in Plant City house fire (Update) Central Florida’s RSV season begins soon. —

Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024 Vodka Gimlet Traditionalists will cry foul, noting this classic should feature gin rather than vodka. —

Scott Hocker, theweek, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cry foul