Id | in_the_loop_150 |
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Idiom | CRY WOLF |
Definition | to raise a false alarm or exaggerate so often that one is no longer believed |
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Extra Info | The expression originates from one of Aesop’s fables in which a young shepherd boy falsely alerts people that a wolf is attacking the sheep. At first, people respond to the boy’s cries, but he cries “wolf” so many times just for fun that eventually they stop. When the wolf really does come and the boy cries “wolf,” no one comes to his aid. |
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