"break a fly upon a wheel" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: breaks a fly upon a wheel [present, singular, third-person], breaking a fly upon a wheel [participle, present], broke a fly upon a wheel [past], broken a fly upon a wheel [participle, past]
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  1. Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: break a butterfly upon the wheel
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