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Page 1: WoLf Idioms

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Cry Wolf

She had repeatedly rung the police for trivial reasons and perhaps she had cried wolf too often.

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Keep The Wolf From The Door

Forty percent of the country's population receive part-time wages that barely keep the wolf from the door.

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A Lone Wolf

The typical role for Bogart was the Casablanca character, a lone wolf, cynical but heroic.

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A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing

The financial advisor we hired turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing who stole from the people he promised to help.

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A Wolf WhistleWolf-whistle Someone (Br & Au)

•I was wolf-whistled by a group of builders as I crossed the street. •She'll get a few wolf

whistles if she walks through town in those shorts.

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Wolf Down (food)

You wolfed that down very quickly. When was the last time you ate?

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Throw sb. to the Wolves

On my 1st day at work I was confronted with 16 angry passengers demanding their money back. I felt as if I’d been thrown to the wolves.