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单词 not hurt a fly
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not hurt a fly


Also, not hurt a flea. Not cause harm to anyone, be gentle and mild, as in Paul's the kindest man—he wouldn't hurt a flea, or Bert has a temper but it's all talk; he wouldn't hurt a fly. Both fly and flea are used in the sense of “a small insignificant animal.” [Early 1800s]

Words nearby not hurt a fly

nothing to sneeze at, nothing to speak of, nothing to write home about, Nothing ventured, nothing gained, Nothing will come of nothing, not hurt a fly, notice, noticeable, notice board, notifiable, notifiable disease
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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