cry wolf (0 synonym found)

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Definition of cry wolf:

(v) : to raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears
"the politicians would cry wolf at the slightest provocation so when the real threat appeared no one believed them."

Definition of cry wolf:

(v) : to raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears
"the politicians would cry wolf at the slightest provocation so when the real threat appeared no one believed them."

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