To insist upon certain conditions.

Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

To inflict a punishment out of all proportion to the offence. / To employ great exertions for insignificant ends.

simple past tense of break a butterfly upon the wheel

present participle of break a butterfly upon the wheel

past participle of break a butterfly upon the wheel

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

Alternative form of set one's heart on