cry wolf
成語所屬單字cry
cry wolf — 慣用語
1. to keep asking for help or raising a false alarm when you do not actually need i
1.慣用語
釋義
發假警報；喊「狼來了」
to keep asking for help or raising a false alarm when you do not actually need it, so that people stop believing you when you really do need help
例句
The student had cried wolf so many times that the principal ignored his latest complaint.
2. To call for help when it is not needed, so that later people do not believe you
2.慣用語
釋義
發假警報
To call for help when it is not needed, so that later people do not believe you when help is really needed.
例句
If you cry wolf too often, no one will trust you.
The boy cried wolf, and the villagers stopped coming.