Caroline Tran
2020-07-31 06:07
Cry Wolf American disapproving offensive verb informal
When someone cries wolf, they exaggerate the fact and claim that they are in trouble even when they are not; which leads to not getting enough trust when they are really in danger
Stop saying that, you're just crying wolf!
Is it true that you got fired or Adam just made that up and cried wolf?
Don't care about her, she's only crying wolf to get your attention.
White lie
Used to imply that someone is acting as if he or she is demure, innocent, sincere or reserved but they may be not
To be dishonest or deceptive and no one can believe
Cry is a verb so we need to conjugate tense for it.
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The expression cry wolf derives from one of Aesop’s Fables, The Boy Who Cried Wolf. In this story, a young shepherd amuses himself by asking for help and saying a wolf is threatening his flock when that is not really happening. Because he cries wolf so often, therefore when a wolf actually menaces the flock, no one trusts him and comes to help.
Do you see anything wrong?
To be outperformed or outrun by someone, usually by a very wide margin.
You have to be quicker to finish this task or you will eat other my dust.
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