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Idiom/phrase meaning: "to cry wolf" (choose the correct sense) Context: Raising alarms repeatedly without real danger. Select the most accurate meaning.

Difficulty: Easy

To listen eagerly
To give a false alarm
To turn pale with fear
To stave off starvation
None of these

Correct Answer: To give a false alarm

Explanation:

Background
From Aesop's fable: a boy repeatedly cries "wolf" when there is none; people stop believing him.

Meaning
"To cry wolf" = to raise a false alarm (often repeatedly).

Option analysis
To give a false alarm — correct. ✅(a), (c), (d) — unrelated meanings.

Final Answer
To give a false alarm.

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