"CRYING WOLF"
To cry or complain about something when nothing is really wrong.
Example: I'll be in the other room, so call me if you need me. But no crying wolf.
Bromear.
Example sentences:
- Mom, Dad! Can you come to my room? I think there is something under my bed! Son, you just go back to bed, and stop crying wolf / Mamá, papá! ¿Pueden venir a mi habitación? ¡Creo que hay algo debajo de mi cama! Hijo, te vas a la cama y deja de hacer bromas.
- Hey that kid on the other team fell down. He looks hurt. Oh, not that kid. He's always crying wolf / Hey ese chico en el otro equipo se cayó. Se ve herido. Oh, no ese chico. Él siempre bromea.
Additional examples:
- Pay no attention. She's just crying wolf again. Don't cry wolf too often. No one will come.
- She had repeatedly rung the police for trivial reasons and perhaps she had cried wolf too often.
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