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look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

See: BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH.

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butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

[butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth] {informal} You act very polite and friendly but do not really care, you are very nice to people but are not sincere. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mouth

[mouth] See: [BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH], [BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH], [BY WORD OF MOUTH], [DOWN IN THE DUMPS] or [DOWN IN THE MOUTH], [FOAM […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

melt

[melt] See: [BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH], [MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

in one's mouth

[in one's mouth] See: [BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH], [MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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