Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt01440)

>Never really understood the phrase, "butter doesnt melt in my mouth"
> Cass
Just a quick guess, but it probably describes a person who is very cold 
in his or her relationships with the opposite sex. Warmth is usually 
equated with someone who is very romantic, whereas cold is reserved for 
that person who is very "reserved" or distant from the fire of romance.

In other words, think distance from the fire or distance from the sun. 
Earth is warmer than Pluto, and a romantic person is warmer than a 
non-romantic person.

If you want to learn more about the origins of various words and 
expressions in English, some of these books might be helpful:

Dictionary of Word Origins: A History of the Words, Expressions and 
Cliches We Use
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0806517131/ref=nosim/recommendations

2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from White Elephants 
to Song Dance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0883658453/ref=nosim/recommendations

Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0924486821/ref=nosim/recommendations

Inventing English: The Imaginative Origins of Everyday Expressions
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0425152286/ref=nosim/recommendations

The first two links, "Dictionary of Word Origins" and "2107 Curious Word 
Origins," will let you see pages inside the books without making a 
purchase.

This also means that you might be able to use the Amazon/Alexa Toolbar here
http://download.alexa.com/?amzn_id=recommendations
to search inside the books at Amazon. I downloaded it just now (it works 
with Internet Explorer 5.0 and newer) then put
"butter doesn't melt in", mouth
(including the quotes) into the toolbar and clicked search.

One of the results included this quote:
> He's a brute but butter doesn't melt in his mouth. He exists within 
the populace but with a sardonic detachment from it."

That certainly appears to match what I conjectured above, and the fact 
that it comes from a page about spouse abuse and child abuse certainly 
emphasizes the non-romanticness of the "cold".

Hope this was helpful.

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--
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