Meanings
verbharm a fly (third-person singular simple present harms a fly, present participle harming a fly, simple past and past participle harmed a fly)
present singular third person harms a fly · participle present harming a fly · participle past harmed a fly · past harmed a fly
- alternativeAlternative form of hurt a fly.
He was old and sober, a hard-working student and an apparently passive individual who would not harm the proverbial fly.
1981 February 7, Nancy Walker, “A Gentle Guy”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 28, page 13
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harm a fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harm%20a%20fly
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harm a fly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harm%20a%20fly.
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