Find the meaning of the following idioms:

To cry wolf

to give a false alarm

The correct meaning of the idiom "to cry wolf" is to give a false alarm. The idiom is thought to have originated in the Aesop's fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." In the fable, a shepherd boy repeatedly cries out that a wolf is attacking his flock, even when there is no wolf. When a real wolf does attack, the villagers do not believe the boy and his flock is killed.

The idiom is often used to describe someone who repeatedly makes false claims, so that when they do make a true claim, no one believes them.

The other options for the meaning of the idiom are incorrect. To speak loudly means to talk in a loud voice. To eat like a wolf means to eat a lot of food. To get afraid means to feel scared.