Meaning: hurt 
hɜrt /hɜːt
n.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
psychological suffering
feelings of mental or physical pain
a damage or loss
the act of damaging something or someone
v.
be the source of pain
give trouble or pain to
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
cause damage or affect negatively
hurt the feelings of
feel physical pain
feel pain or be in pain
adj.
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
damaged inanimate objects or their value
cry before (one) is hurt Idiom, Proverb
hurt my feelings
what you don't know won't hurt you
not hurt a flea
Idiom(s): not hurt a fleaTheme: HARM - LACKING
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.
cry before one is hurt
Idiom(s): cry before one is hurtTheme: COMPLAINT
to cry or complain before one is injured.
• Bill always cries before he's hurt.
• There is no point in crying before one is hurt.
Not hurt a fly
Somebody who would not hurt a fly is not aggressive.cry before one is hurt|cry|holler|holler before on
v. phr., informal To complain when there is no reason for it; become upset because you are worried or afraid.
Used in negative sentences. When Billy went to the barber, he began to cry before the barber cut his hair and his father told him not to cry before he was hurt. Often used as a proverb. John was worried because he would soon have a new boss. His mother said, "Don't cry before you're hurt!" Synonym: BORROW TROUBLE.
hurt
hurtsee not hurt a fly.
cry afore (one) is hurt
To bewail article afore it happens. Stop arrant afore you're hurt—wait and see how she treats you at the altogether party.Learn more: before, cry, hurtcry afore one is hurt
Fig. to cry or accuse needlessly, afore one is injured. Bill consistently cries afore he's hurt. There is no point in arrant afore one is hurt.Learn more: before, cry, hurt, one
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