she wouldn't hurt a fly

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• not hurt a fly — not injure or upset anyone or anything. She said the arrest was a mistake, that her husband wouldn t hurt a fly. Usage notes: also used in the forms can t hurt a fly, couldn t hurt a fly, and would never hurt a fly: He was so gentle he would… …   New idioms dictionary

• fly — fly1 [ flaı ] (past tense flew [ flu ] ; past participle flown [ floun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move with wings ▸ 2 go by/use airplane ▸ 3 move fast (through air) ▸ 4 about time ▸ 5 about flag/kite ▸ 6 be blown around in wind ▸ 7 about ideas/opinions ▸ 8 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 — 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

• 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

• hurt — I UK [hɜː(r)t] / US [hɜrt] verb Word forms hurt : present tense I/you/we/they hurt he/she/it hurts present participle hurting past tense hurt past participle hurt *** 1) [intransitive] to feel pain somewhere in your body Fred s knees hurt after… …   English dictionary

• hurt — hurt1 [ hɜrt ] (past tense and past participle hurt) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cause physical pain or injury: You re hurting my arm! These new boots hurt. hurt yourself doing something: Don t hurt yourself exercising. a ) to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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

• List of House of Night characters — A list of all the characters in the House of Night series written by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast. Contents 1 Fledglings 1.1 Zoey Redbird 1.1.1 Love life 1.2 Damien Maslin …   Wikipedia

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• Characters in the House of Night Series — This is a list of all the characters in the House of Night series written by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast.CharactersZoey RedbirdZoey Redbird is a teenage girl born on December 24th from Cherokee ancestry. Zoey is a third former vampyre fledgling… …   Wikipedia