1. cry wolf - Verb
2. cry wolf - Phrase
cry wolf (third-person singular simple present cries wolf, present participle crying wolf, simple past and past participle cried wolf)
(idiomatic) 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.
I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can't cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself. Michael Arad
On other stadium dates this summer they've delivered songs such as Cry Wolf, Crying In The Rain, Stay On These Roads, The Living Daylights, Hunting High And Low and of course, their best known songs Take On Me and The Sun Always Shines on TV. Source: Internet