You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for November 11.

Singles Day

Today’s word is wolf, spelled w-o-l-f.

wolf /wʊlf/ ●●○ noun (plural wolves /wʊlvz/) [countable]

a wolf in sheep’s clothing

someone who seems to be friendly or harmless but is in fact dangerous, dishonest etc

My grandfather was a wolf in sheep’s clothing – he looked like a sweet old man, but he was really mean.

Jesus taught his followers to “beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”

cry wolf

to keep asking for help when you do not need it, with the result that people think you do not need help when you really need it

If you cry wolf too often, people will stop believing you.

The administration has cried wolf so many times, it's difficult to know if there's a problem or not.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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