a voice in the wilderness

(lone) voice in the wilderness

One who expresses an unpopular opinion or idea. She felt like a voice in the wilderness as she tried to warn others about the impending economic collapse. He was a lone voice in the wilderness as he tried to expose the vast corruption within the organization.
See also: voice, wilderness
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a voice in the wilderness

an unheeded advocate of reform.
The phrase was originally used with reference to the words of John the Baptist, who proclaimed the coming of the Messiah: ‘I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness’ (John 1:23).
See also: voice, wilderness
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

a voice (crying) in the ˈwilderness

a warning of a danger given by a person or small group which most people do not pay any attention to: A few scientists in the early 1980s were warning of the dangers of AIDS but nobody took them seriously. They were just a voice in the wilderness.This comes from a description of John the Baptist in the Bible.
See also: voice, wilderness
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • (lone) voice in the wilderness
  • a change of heart
  • appear to
  • a ripple effect
  • a mystery to (one)
  • a plain Jane
  • a shoulder to cry on
  • a hidden agenda
  • a turn of phrase
  • able to do
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