hurt a fly

Verb

 * 1)  To hurt or damage something even a  little.

Usage notes

 * Chiefly used in the negative, in a form such as "wouldn't hurt a fly" or "is incapable of hurting a fly", with the meaning "has a very gentle nature, is incapable of violence".

Translations

 * Czech: ani mouše by neublížil
 * Danish: ikke gøre en flue fortræd
 * Finnish: ei tekisi pahaa kärpäsellekään
 * French:
 * Galician: non matar unha mosca
 * German: einer Fliege etwas zuleide tun,
 * Hungarian: légynek sem árt
 * Italian: non fare male a una mosca
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: inte göra en fluga illa,