not hurt a flea



not hurt a flea

Fig. not to harm anything or anyone, even a tiny insect. (Also with other forms of negation.) Ted would not even hurt a flea. He could not have struck Bill. Ted would never hurt a flea, and he would not hit anyone as you claim.
See also: flea, hurt, not

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Scholastique-French
Miroslavmee-rah-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Vlasta-Czech, Croatian, Serbian
FÜLÖP-Hungarian
Enricoen-REE-koItalian
Bhaskar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada