Meaning Intentionally raise a false alarm.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- Now Billy, there's no point crying wolf just to stay up a bit later. We all know that there are no witches in your bedroom.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Cry wolf
What does "Cry wolf" mean?
Intentionally raise a false alarm.
Cry wolf
From the ‘Shepherd Boy who cried Wolf’ story in Aesop’s Fables, translated into English in the 17th century.