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  4. cry wolf

cry wolf

/kraɪ wʊlf/◆idiome
crier au loup

He kept crying wolf, so no one believed him when the real danger came.

Il a continué à crier au loup, donc personne ne l’a cru quand le vrai danger est arrivé.


informel

Faire des avertissements mensongés de façon répétée, de sorte que les interlocuteurs ne croient plus aux alertes futures.

After months of false alarms, the manager finally stopped crying wolf.

Après des mois d’alertes fausses, le directeur a finalement cessé de crier au loup.

Utilisé pour critiquer quelqu’un qui perd sa crédibilité en exagérant les dangers.

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