cry wolf

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение cry wolf в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

yalandan imdat diye bağırmak

yalandan imdat istemek

kurt masalı okumak

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение cry wolf в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears

The politicians would cry wolf at the slightest provocation so when the real threat appeared no one believed them.

call for help when one doesn't need it, declare a false emergency

Турецкое произношение

kray wûlf

Синонимы

cry before one is hurt

Произношение

/ˈkrī ˈwo͝olf/ /ˈkraɪ ˈwʊlf/

Этимология

() From the fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf, where a little boy amuses himself by crying "wolf" to see the panic he causes in the community, but consequently does not get help when a real wolf appears.