melt (redirected from meltability)

butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth

if butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth, they look as if they would never do anything wrong although you think they would. She looks as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth but I've seen her fighting with the younger kids.

See also: butter, mouth, wouldn't

melt in the/your mouth

if food melts in your mouth, it is soft and tastes very pleasant. This sponge cake just melts in your mouth.

See also: mouth

a melting pot

a place where people of many different races and from many different countries live together. Rules of mutual tolerance must be agreed in an area which is a melting pot of such diverse cultures.

See also: pot

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melt away

to disappear. The polls show him with a big lead now, but his support could melt away before the election.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form melt something away: She put on some music that's meant to melt your tension away.

Etymology: from the literal meaning of melt (= to change or cause something to change from solid to liquid)

See also: away

melt in your mouth

to be soft and creamy. The outside of the cake is just a little crisp and the center just melts in your mouth.

See also: mouth