cry wolf

Fig. to cry or complain about something when nothing is really wrong. (From the story wherein a child sounds the alarm frequently about a wolf when there is no wolf, only to be ignored when there actually is a wolf.) Pay no attention. She's just crying wolf again. Don't cry wolf too often. No one will come.

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A country that remembers the Cold War and IRA bombing campaigns will not be easily spooked and Mr Brown must not cry wolf. VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Don't trifle with terror by The Mirror (London, England) Until you have a CCTV surveillance system, you have to be doubly vigilant in your safety measures against thieves and other dangers that may befall your home and family, but never cry wolf. Don't Cry Wolf if You Don't Have Home CCTV or Digital Surveillance by Nahshon Roberts / Computers and Internet community Cry Wolf is set in a posh American boarding school, where new pupil, English guy Owen (Julian Morris, last seen in Miss Marple) is drawn into the teens' lying games. TWIST CAN'T SAVE TALE; CRY WOLF (12A) by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			crush crush against crush down crush in crush on crush out of crush to crush up crushed by crust crutch cry cry all the way to the bank cry before one is hurt cry bloody murder cry eyes out cry for cry heart out cry in beer cry like a baby cry oneself to sleep cry out cry out for cry over cry over spilled milk cry wolf crying crying need crying shame crystal cuckoo cucumber cud cuddle cuddle up cuddle up with a book cue cue in cuff cull out of culminate in culturally culturally advantaged culturally deprived culture culture vulture cup cup hands together cupboard cupboard love curdle			cry on (someone's) shoulder cry on (someone's) shoulder cry oneself to sleep cry out cry out cry out against cry out for cry out for cry out for Cry Out for Revenge Cry Out Loud cry over cry over cry over spilled milk cry over spilled milk cry over spilled milk cry over spilled milk cry over spilled milk cry reflex Cry the Beloved Mind cry to Cry Turmoil / Swat Kats Unplugged Cry Turmoil / Swat Kats Unplugged Cry Uncle Cry Uncle Cry Uncle cry up cry up cry up cry up cry wolf cry(o)- Cry, The Beloved Country cry- cry- cry-, cryo- cry-baby tree Cry/Crying Like A Baby CRYA CRYAA cryaesthesia Cryal cryalgesia cryalgesia cryanesthesia cryanesthesia CRYB CRYB2 crybabies crybaby crybaby tree CRYBB1 CRYBB2 Crybe CRYC Crycooler Subsystem CRYD Crye Leike Franchises, Inc.