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1 ♦ butter
♦ butter /ˈbʌtə(r)/n. [u]● (fam. USA, antiq.) butter-and-egg man, ricco agricoltore o uomo d'affari di provincia □ (bot.) butter-and-eggs ( Linaria vulgaris), linaria; linaiola □ (bot.) butter bean ( Phaseolus lunatus), fagiolo americano; fagiolo di Lima □ butter curler, arricciaburro □ butter dish, burriera; portaburro □ butter knife, coltellino da burro □ butter muslin, mussolina □ (bot.) butter tree ( Bassia butyracea), albero del burro □ (fam.) to look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth, avere l'aria ingenua; avere l'aria da santarellina.(to) butter /ˈbʌtə(r)/v. t.imburrare.
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look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth — To look speciously innocent or well behaved • • • Main Entry: ↑butter * * * informal appear gentle or innocent while typically being the opposite … Useful english dictionary
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth — ► look as if butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth informal appear innocent while being the opposite. Main Entry: ↑butter … English terms dictionary
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth — See: BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth — See: BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
look\ as\ if\ butter\ wouldn't\ melt\ in\ one's\ mouth — See: butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth … Словарь американских идиом
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth — informal appear innocent while being the opposite. → butter … English new terms dictionary
butter — ► NOUN ▪ a pale yellow fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking. ► VERB 1) spread with butter. 2) (butter up) informal flatter (someone). ● look as if butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
butter — n. & v. n. 1 a a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking. b a substance of a similar consistency or appearance (peanut butter). 2 excessive flattery. v.tr. spread, cook, or serve with butter… … Useful english dictionary
butter — noun a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking. verb 1》 spread with butter. 2》 (butter someone up) informal flatter someone. Phrases look as if butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth informal… … English new terms dictionary
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 AT THE MOUTH, HEART IN ONE S MOUTH, KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH,… … Dictionary of American idioms
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 AT THE MOUTH, HEART IN ONE S MOUTH, KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH,… … Dictionary of American idioms