Meanings (ES + gloss)
gritar ¡al lobo!
To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.
The newspaper placards that had cried "wolf!" so often, cried "wolf!" now in vain.
The politicians would cry wolf at the slightest provocation so when the real threat appeared no one believed them.
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