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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