boy who cried wolf Идиома

a wolf in sheep's clothing

an evil person who looks innocent The priest looked harmless, but he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

cry wolf

give a false alarm, warn of a danger that is not there He is crying wolf. There is no real danger or worry about the electrical system causing a fire.

keep the wolf from the door

keep us fed, prevent hunger This cheque will keep the wolf from the door. We can buy food.

the wolf is at the door

poverty is coming, keep the wolf... A month after my husband lost his job, the wolf was at the door.

the wolf knocking

(See the wolf is at the door)

wolf down

eat quickly, inhale The boys wolfed down their lunch and ran out to play soccer.

wolf in sheep

a person who pretends to be good but really is bad Be careful of that man. He is a wolf in sheep

wolf in sheep's clothing

(See a wolf in sheep's clothing)

Keep the wolf at bay

If you keep the wolf at bay, you make enough money to avoid going hungry or falling heavily into debt.

cry wolf|cry|wolf

v. phr. To give a false alarm; warn of a danger that you know is not there. The general said that the candidate was just crying wolf when he said that the army was too weak to fight for the country. (From an old story about a shepherd boy who falsely claimed a wolf was killing his sheep, just to start some excitement.)

the boy who cried wolf

Someone who claims that article is accident back it absolutely isn't, which after-effects in the bounce of consecutive accurate claims. The announcement comes from one of Aesop's fables, in which a adolescent attend lies about a wolf aggressive his army so abounding times that bodies do not accept him back he and his army are in accepted danger. I'm abiding there's no absolute crisis—Janet is like the boy who cried wolf, aggravating to get us to do her assignment for her.Learn more: boy, cried, who, wolf

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