A. To listen eagerly
B. To give a false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation

Explanation:

The idiom “to cry wolf” means to raise a false alarm or warn of danger when there is none.

In simple words: to give a false warning repeatedly.

The idiom comes from the famous fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” in which a boy repeatedly tricks people by falsely shouting that a wolf is attacking. When a real wolf appears, no one believes him.

Real-Life Example

• If you keep crying wolf, no one will believe you when there is a real emergency.
• If you keep giving false alarms, people will stop trusting you.

False warning = Cry wolf