Examples of 'cry wolf' in a sentence
Meaning of "cry wolf"
Derived from the fable 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf,' this phrase refers to the act of raising a false alarm or making a hoax. It implies repeatedly warning or alarming others about a nonexistent danger or problem, resulting in diminished trust or credibility
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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.
How to use "cry wolf" in a sentence
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Do not cry wolf with this word.
My guy is not the type to cry wolf.
Do not cry wolf every single day.
Kooks who liked to cry wolf.
You can cry wolf once too often.
Only so many times you can cry wolf.
After hearing her cry wolf so many times.
You know what happens when you cry wolf.
Politicians who cry wolf are the most dangerous kind.
Seems all you do is cry wolf.
When you cry wolf everyday you become inaudible.
Do research before you cry wolf.
Never cry wolf.
Cry wolf to ask for help when there is really no danger.
She did not want to cry wolf like last time.
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People cry wolf all the time to get out of jams.
No need to cry wolf now.
But there may be a time when we really do have to cry wolf.
Let them cry wolf.
We are the ones left with the crap if this is cry wolf.
Do not cry wolf.
We can get into the alarmist camp and cry wolf.
We cry wolf.
I did not want to cry wolf.
You can only cry wolf so many times before people start rolling their eyes.
I do not want to cry wolf.
Never Cry Wolf selected scenes from film at YouTube.
I did not cry wolf.
We also stand to lose the support of the people if we consistently cry wolf.
I could always do a reading of Cry Wolf if you need a replacement.
You may get a muted response when you cry wolf.
Never Cry Wolf was a commercial success in Canada.
Then went on Facebook to cry wolf.
Never Cry Wolf is a great start.
I could not help noticing you put Cry Wolf in Crime.
We can't cry wolf every time we suspect something up there.
Smith devoted almost three years to filming Never Cry Wolf.
If we cry wolf when there is no wolf, we only end up frightening people.
Without proof, all we can do is cry wolf.
It 's crazy to cry wolf while real wolves are baying at the door.
You're peeved that someone might cry wolf.
Do not cry wolf every time somebody looks at you cross-eyed.
For the present at least, there is no reason to cry wolf.
But let's not cry wolf until we see one come out of the woods.
A slightest hitch with the plan, you cry wolf.
It 's like you can not sit there and cry wolf about every single little thing.
On the other hand, there are those who cry wolf.
If we cry wolf every time we think something 's happening up there? What happens.
They 'd be the last people in the world to cry wolf.
I am not gonna cry wolf just to get a pity call from Studly Do-Right.
