cry wolf

Meaning

1. to call for help when you do not need it, with the result that when you do need it people do not believe you

In the movies · 1

• - Never cry wolf. - What?Twelve Monkeys1995

From the same entry

• cry foul
• cry over spilt milk
• for crying out loud
• laugh till you cry
• not know whether to laugh or cry
• a shoulder to cry on
• cry off
• cry out
• cry out out
• cry out for
• in full cry
• a far cry from