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All unmarried women are necessarily in the market; but if they behave themselves properly they make no signs. Now there was Griselda Grantly; of course she intended to get herself a husband, and a very grand one she has got: but she always looked as though butter would not melt in her mouth.
Submitted on July 07, 2010
Additional definitions for 'butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth':
| butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth | The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm. |
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масло не тает во рту
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