idiom
Cry Wolf
KRY WULF
/kraɪ wʊlf/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Crywolf
Dictionary meaning
To raise a false alarm repeatedly, causing people to stop believing you.
Examples
- He had cried wolf so many times that nobody took the real emergency seriously.
Pronunciation tips
Stress on both words. From Aesop's fable.
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