17 examples of hurt a fly in sentences
This man, my lords, who looks as though he could not hurt a fly, used to chop off heads as easily as a dog sits down.
Believe me now, I never killed a mouse, nor hurt a fly.
Everyone present cheered wildly, and he began in a singsong voice: "I am a Band of Mercy boy, I would not hurt a fly, I always speak to dogs and cats, When'er I pass them by.
"He wouldn't hurt a fly," bragged the farmer.
" "You wouldn't hurt a fly," said Piers.
A simple, jolly, kindly young pimple she had always struck me asthe sort you could more or less rely on not to hurt a fly.
"She wouldn't hurt a fly if she could help it.
Ranvier would not hurt a fly."
" "Sam wouldn't hurt a fly," said Miss Nugent, with a kind glance at her favourite.
" "Sam wouldn't hurt a fly," said Miss Nugent, with a kind glance at her favourite.
The men of their party were so young, and looked as if they would not hurt a fly, and the Duchess had me introduced to her and asked about you.
When we happen to see an individual whose countenance is "all tranquillity and smiles;" who is full of good-humour and pleasantry; whose manners are gentle and conciliating; who is uniformly temperate in his expressions, and punctual and just in his every-day dealings; we are apt to conclude from so fair an outside, that "All is conscience and tender heart" within also, and that such a one would not hurt a fly.
Why, he is so kind he wouldn't hurt a fly, and he is so happy that every one loves him.
"I wouldn't hurt a fly; I've got a new 'art.
"Why, I wouldn't hurt a fly.
He would never dhrame o' such a thing, him that wouldn't hurt a fly.
They had once talked to him a little and he explained: "I wouldn't hurt a fly, God knows," he had said, "of myself, but a man likes to do his work efficientlyand there are so many lazy fellows about here.