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cry wolf
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to call for help or warn of danger when there is none, so people stop believing you
From Aesop's fable, known in Vietnam as 'Cậu bé chăn cừu'. No article before 'wolf'.
In context
He cried wolf about being ill so often that nobody believed him when he really was.
If the app sends too many false alarms, users will think it's crying wolf.
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