cry wolf

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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.

call for help when one doesn't need it, declare a false emergency
cry wolf

    التركية النطق

    kray wûlf

    المترادفات

    cry before one is hurt

    النطق

    /ˈkrī ˈwo͝olf/ /ˈkraɪ ˈwʊlf/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () From the fable 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.
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