not hurt a flea

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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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