melt in one's mouth
melt in (one's)/the mouth
Of food, to be soft or tender, and, typically, delicious. The phrase is often quite literal. This decadent chocolate cake positively melts in the mouth. I've never had such a perfect steak in my life! I swear, it melted in my mouth.
See also: melt, mouth
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
melt in one's mouth
Taste very good, as in This cake is wonderful-it just melts in one's mouth. This expression, first recorded in 1693, at first alluded to the tenderness of some food that therefore did not require chewing, but it had acquired its present meaning by about 1850. Also see butter wouldn't melt.
See also: melt, mouth
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- melt in (one's)/the mouth
- melt in mouth
- melt in the mouth
- melt in your mouth
- kiss and make up
- be jumping up and down
- at a dead end
- face to face with (someone or something)
- my house is your house
- blaze up