Cry wolf is an expression that means "raise a false alarm", derived from the fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Cry Wolf may also refer to:
In music:
- "Cry Wolf" (Venom), 1983 song by Venom
- "Cry Wolf" (song), 1986 song by a-ha
- "Cry Wolf" (Branigan), 1987 song by Laura Branigan later covered by Stevie Nicks
- "Cry Wolf" (Geronimo), 1994 song by Lisa Germano
- Cry Wolf (band), heavy metal band
In film and television:
- Cry Wolf (1947 film), mystery film starring Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck
- Cry Wolf (2005 film), murder mystery film starring Julian Morris and Lindy Booth
- "Cry Wolf" (Thunderbirds episode), an episode of the television series Thunderbirds
- "Columbo Cries Wolf", an episode of the television series Columbo
In literature
- Cry Wolf (novel) – a 1993 novel by Tami Hoag
Famous quotes containing the words cry and/or wolf:
“Pharaoh arose in the night, he and all his officials and all the Egyptians; and there was a loud cry in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 12:30.
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”
—Bible: Hebrew Isaiah 11:6.
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