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Idiom wouldn't hurt a flywouldn't harm/hurt a fly if you say that someone wouldn't hurt a fly, you mean that they are a gentle person and that they would not do anything to injure or upset anyone.Damian just isn't the violent type. He wouldn't hurt a fly.
not hurt a flyTo harm nothing or no one. Said of one who is particularly gentle, shy, diffident, or timid by nature. My brother is a very sweet, warm-hearted man who wouldn't hurt a fly. How can you suspect him of committing this crime? wouldn't hurt a fly or wouldn't harm a fly If someone wouldn't hurt a fly or wouldn't harm a fly, they are very kind and gentle. She was such a lovely girl, who wouldn't have hurt a fly. He is, he insists, a pacifist, who would not harm a fly. wouldn't hurt (or harm) a fly used to emphasize how inoffensive and harmless a person or animal is.he, she, etc. wouldn’t harm/hurt a ˈfly he, she, etc. is kind and gentle, and would not hurt anyone: The dog may look very fierce, but he wouldn’t hurt a fly. |