butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth



butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

Be overly coy or demure; be insincere. For example, She looked quite innocent, as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but we knew better . Already a proverb in John Heywood's collection of 1546, this metaphoric expression alleges that one is literally so cool that butter inside the mouth would not melt.
See also: butter, melt, mouth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Philander-English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
BransonBRAN-sənEnglish (Modern)
Sybillesee-BI-lə (German)German, French
Maisie['meizi]
Tim[tim]
SundaySUN-dayEnglish