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all cry and no wool

all cry and no wool is the alternative form of more cry than wool.

Meaning of more cry than wool

Phrase

more cry than wool

  1. (idiomatic) Dramatic assertions that are backed by little evidence.
    • Theſe are the Crimes of which we are guilty, before any Law to prohibit us: it were more allowable to plant Poiſon than to Manufacture with us, and we lie, it ſeems, under ſuch an Obloquy and Clamour, (which, as far as I can judge by your Letter, you alſo liſten to) that, as to import our Cattle to...1747, John Smith, Chronicon Ruſticum Commerciale; or, Memoirs of Wool, &c., London: T. Osborne, page 304

Questions about all cry and no wool

What is all cry and no wool the alternative form of?
All cry and no wool is the alternative form of more cry than wool.

Words near all cry and no wool in the dictionary

  1. all clear
  2. all clears
  3. all comers
  4. all correct
  5. all cows eat grass
  6. all cry and no wool
  7. all day
  8. all dogged up
  9. all dogged-up
  10. all dressed
  11. all dressed up and no place to go

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