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cry wolf

verb as in give a false alarm

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Then recalled Farley Mowat marking territory this way in his famous book Never Cry Wolf.

And so fewer people cry wolf, and those who do find their cries are increasingly ignored.

He hacked the global media, and all he had to do was cry wolf.

Are those who cry wolf the loudest, entirely clear themselves, of a fondness for fat mutton?

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cry wolf, such as: cry before one is hurt.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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