Multiple choice general knowledge

To cry wolf

  1. To listen eagerly

  2. To give false alarm

  3. To turn pale

  4. To keep off starvation

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B Correct answer
Explanation

To cry wolf comes from Aesop's fable about a shepherd boy who repeatedly falsely alarmed villagers about a wolf. When a wolf actually appeared, nobody believed him. The phrase means giving a false alarm.