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wouldn't harm a fly

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wouldn'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.
See fly the flag, let fly, fly the nest
See also: fly, harm


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Moody only a quiet little man that wouldn't harm a fly.
 
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