(as if) butter wouldn't melt in his (also her, etc.) mouth: used to refer to a person who has a demure, innocent manner or appearance that…
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释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > be affected or act affectedly [verb (intransitive)] > assume air of propriety (3) (as if) butter wouldn't melt in his (also her, etc.) mouth1530 (as if) butter wouldn't melt in his (also her, etc.) mouth: used to refer to a person who has a demure, innocent manner or appearance that… quaint1590 transitive with it. To act in a prim, affected, or pretentious manner. Cf. quaint, adj. 6. prim1688 intransitive. To assume a formal, precise, or demure look or air; to set the lips or face demurely or alluringly; to pout. Also transitive with it… |
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