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hurt a fly

Verb

Meaning

hurt a fly (third-person singular simple present hurts a fly, present participle hurting a fly, simple past and past participle hurt a fly)

(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, chiefly with a conditional) To hurt or damage something even a little.

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I always end up being the evil one, and I wouldn't hurt a fly. Eli Wallach

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