cry wolf
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v.i.Intransitive VerbTo give a false alarm; to raise a false cry for help.
If you cry wolf too often, people will stop believing you.
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- "don't cry wolf when there is no wolf!" they warned the boy
"don't cry wolf when there is no wolf!" they warned the boy
- "Don't cry wolf when there is no wolf!" they warned the boy.
"Don't cry wolf when there is no wolf!" they warned the boy.
The Syrian War What You're Not Being Told
- You can only cry wolf so many times before people start rolling their eyes.
You can only cry wolf so many times before people start rolling their eyes.
- You can only cry wolf so many times before people start rolling their eyes.
You can only cry wolf so many times before people start rolling their eyes.