April 2011

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth“

 

MEANING

Someone who knows they have done something wrong but no one else can see this because they are very calculating.

TRANSLATION

Er sieht aus, als könne er kein Wässerchen trüben
(wörtlich: „Butter würde in seinem Mund nicht schmelzen“)

ORIGIN

This originates from long ago but no one really knows when. It arose because butter melts in a warm – and not cold - environment.