cry wolf | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To raise a falsealarm; to constantly warn others about animaginedthreat, thereby failing to getassistancewhen a real threat appears.The politicians wouldcry wolfat the slightest provocation so when the real threat appeared no one believed them.1907,H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, chapter II, inThe War in the Air:[…], London:George Bell and Sons, published1908,→OCLC:The newspaper placards that hadcried "wolf!"so often,cried "wolf!"now in vain.[1921[1919],H. L. Mencken, chapter5, inThe American Language, 2nd edition, New York:Alfred A. Knopf,→ISBN,→OCLC,page36:[…]and the critical sense of the professors counts for little, for theycry wolftoo often[…]]1983,Ronald Reagan,Presidential Radio Address - 15 October, 1983:[…]those who created the worst economic mess in postwar history should be the last peoplecrying wolf1,000 days into this administration[…]2021July 17, Somini Sengupta, quoting Ulka Kelkar, “‘No One Is Safe’: Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN, archived fromthe originalon30 July 2021:These intensifying disasters now striking richer countries, she said, show that developing countries seeking the world’s help to fight climate change “have not beencrying wolf.”

Examples:

EN: For if they don't this time, I doubt we can cry wolf again.
ES: Porque si no lo hacen esta vez, dudo que podamos gritar ¡al lobo!
EN: Don't cry wolf every time somebody looks at you cross-Eyed.
ES: No llores cada vez que alguien te mire feo.
EN: I cry wolf, the alarms The number of false alarms has been going through the roof lately
ES: El número de falsas alarmas trepó por las nubes últimamente.
EN: Never cry wolf.
ES: - Nunca digas que viene el lobo.
EN: He said, "Never cry wolf."
ES: Decía: "Nunca digas que viene el lobo".
EN: And I won't ever cry wolf again, but after you left tonight, I just I couldn't stop thinking about you.
ES: Y jamás volveré a gritar "el lobo" pero esta noche cuando te has ido, no he no he podido dejar de pensar en ti.
EN: How many times can you cry wolf?
ES: ¿Cuántas veces puedes dar falsas alarmas?
EN: I didn't cry wolf.
ES: -No aullé, si te refieres a eso.
EN: Without proof, all we can do is cry wolf.
ES: Sólo podemos denunciar y nadie nos creerá.
EN: Lots of females cry wolf to cover their own bad behavior and rapists are failures in life.
ES: Muchas mujeres hacen aspavientos para cubrir su propio mal comportamiento y muchos violadores son fracasados en su vida.
EN: I'm not gonna cry wolf just to get a pity call from Studly Do-Right.
ES: No voy a hacer una fanfarria sólo recibir una llamada el héroe guapo.
EN: Little suggestion for you - Next time you want to cry wolf, Do it at a caf?
ES: Una pequeña sugerencia... la próxima vez que quieras gritar que viene el lobo, hazlo en una cafetería, o en la playa.
EN: There's only so many times you can cry wolf, Nicki.
ES: - Ya no puedes seguir fingiendo.
EN: Look kid, I know you are trying to help but all you do is set people off when you cry wolf like that.
ES: Mira chico, sé que intentas ayudar pero todo lo que haces es enfadar a la gente cuando te entrometes así.
EN: You know what happens to patients who cry wolf?
ES: ¿Móvil nuevo?

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