break a fly upon the wheel in English

Forms: breaks a fly upon the wheel [present, singular, third-person], breaking a fly upon the wheel [participle, present], broke a fly upon the wheel [past], broken a fly upon the wheel [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> a fly upon the wheel}} break a fly upon the wheel (third-person singular simple present breaks a fly upon the wheel, present participle breaking a fly upon the wheel, simple past broke a fly upon the wheel, past participle broken a fly upon the wheel)

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"break a fly upon the wheel" meaning in English

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