cries wolf

A form of cry wolf — To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of cry wolf
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