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
Nero (1)NEER-o (English)Ancient Roman
BrandaBRAN-dəEnglish (Rare)
Zekharyah-Biblical Hebrew
Reidar-Norwegian
Aglaiaə-GLAY-ə (English), ə-GLIE-ə (English)Greek Mythology, Greek
Adolfoah-DHOL-fo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish