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keiner Fliege was

wouldn't hurt a fly

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phrase Rare #47,640
wouldn't hurt a fly Used with verbs such as „antun“ or „zuleide tun“ to describe someone as harmless or gentle.
GE: Meine Oma würde keiner Fliege was antun.
EN: My grandma wouldn’t hurt a fly.

Er könnte keiner Fliege was zuleide tun.

He wouldn't hurt a fly.

— Mother (2009)

Er würde keiner Fliege was antun, schon gar nicht Hilda Weiss.

He wouldn’t hurt a fly, least of all Hilda Weiss.

— Parallelwelten (2018)

Mein Mann tut keiner Fliege was.

My husband wouldn't hurt a fly.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)