English
Etymology
From the fable w:The Boy Who Cried Wolf|The Boy Who Cried Wolf, where a little boy amuses himself by crying "wolf" to see the panic he causes in the community, but consequently does not get help when a real wolf appears.
Verb
en-verb|inf=to cry wolf|cries wolf|crying wolf|cried wolf|cried wolf
- rfv-senseidiom 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.
Translations
Finnish: nostaa meteli
French: t+|fr|crier au loup
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Telugu: నాన�నా ప�లి (naannaa puli)
fr:cry wolf
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