much cry and little wool

much cry and little wool

a 1475 J. FORTESCUE On Governance of England (1885) x. His hyghnes shall haue theroff, but as hadd the man that sherid is [sheared his] hogge, much crye and litil woll.

1659 J. HOWELL Proverbs (English) 13 A Great cry and little wooll, quoth the Devil when he sheard the hogg.

1711 J. ADDISON Spectator 18 Dec. Those..make the most noise, who have least to sell..to whom I cannot but apply that old Proverb of Much cry, but little wool.

1922 Punch 29 Nov. 520 Ministers have taken good care that the adage, ‘Much cry and little wool,’ shall not apply to them.

1958 M. RENAULT King must Die I. V. They keep it [the codpiece] on under their kilts..; much cry and little wool as the saying goes.


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