Damian just isn't the violent type. He wouldn't hurt a fly.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
someone wouldn't harm a fly — someone wouldn’t hurt/harm a fly spoken phrase used for saying that someone is very gentle and would not do anything to hurt or upset anyone Terry may look tough, but he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Thesaurus: kind and gentle and sensitivesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
wouldn't hurt a fly — wouldn t hurt (or harm) a fly (of a person or animal) inoffensive and harmless * * * wouldn t hurt a fly ◇ Someone who wouldn t hurt a fly is too gentle to want to hurt anyone. He looks big and dangerous, but he wouldn t hurt a fly. • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
wouldn't hurt a fly — 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 … New idioms dictionary
fly — [[t]fla͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ flies, flying, flew, flown 1) N COUNT A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour. 2) VERB When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves… … English dictionary
fly — 1 verb past tense flew past participle flown PLANE 1 (I) to travel by plane: You can fly direct from London to Tokyo in under 12 hours now. | fly on (=continue flying to another place): The first stop is San Francisco, and from there we re flying … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fly — fly1 W2S2 [flaı] v past tense flew [flu:] past participle flown [fləun US floun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel by plane)¦ 2¦(move through the air)¦ 3¦(control a plane)¦ 4¦(send somebody/something by plane)¦ 5¦(use air company/service)¦ 6¦(cross sea by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fly — I UK [flaɪ] / US verb Word forms fly : present tense I/you/we/they fly he/she/it flies present participle flying past tense flew UK [fluː] / US [flu] past participle flown UK [fləʊn] / US [floʊn] *** 1) [intransitive] to travel by plane Sometimes … English dictionary
hurt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. damage, pain, ache, injury, wound, bruise, offense; loss, harm; distress, grief. v. ache, pain, throb; injure, wound; damage, harm; offend, distress, grieve, bruise. See malevolence, deterioration,… … English dictionary for students
injure — [in′jər] vt. injured, injuring [altered < earlier injury, to harm < LME injurien < MFr injurier < L injuriari < injuria: see INJURY] 1. to do physical harm or damage to; hurt 2. to offend (one s feelings, pride, etc.); wound 3. to… … English World dictionary
Death of Ian Tomlinson — Ian Tomlinson redirects here. For the Australian athlete, see Ian Tomlinson (athlete). Death of Ian Tomlinson Ian Tomlinson remonstrates with police after being pushed to the ground, minutes before he died. Date 1 April 2009 ( … Wikipedia
