单词 | cry wolf |
释义 | cry wolfcry wolf LIE/TELL A LIEto ask for help when you do not need it, so that people do not believe you when you really need help 喊狼来了;谎报险情,发假警报 Examples from the Corpus cry wolf• A weather forecaster who cried wolf led to the cancellation of the club's picnic.• The growers who are crying wolf today about the lack of water will post their annual profits in a few months.• One does not cry wolf with panic buttons. → cry wolf at cry1(4) |
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