Big Bad Wolf

Cultural  

1. The wicked but ineffectual enemy of the three pigs, who threatens each of them in turn by saying, “I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!” In some versions of the story, the wolf eats two of the pigs.

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Example Sentences

Her plan was to drive away calmly, moving like someone who wasn’t afraid of the big bad wolf, trying to scare her on her block.

From Slate

No, they were just going to have to hide beneath the bed and hope that May’s big, bad wolf protector would come in and save them all from the Red Hood.

From Literature

“Don’t tell me you’re afraid of the big bad wolf, Jack.”

From Literature

Who saved the three little pigs from the big bad wolf?

From Literature

The climax of "No More Secrets" is predictable: At last the students' parents show up to defeat the Big Bad Wolf.

From Salon