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Cry wolf

verb
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo 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."

Synonyms

miswarncountersignalscaremongertell talesring falsefalse flagfearmonghoaxfake outflamrun a red lightput someone in a false position
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