Question

آزارش به مورچه هم نمي رسه

 

Answer 1

HE WOULD NOT HURT/HARM A FLY.

Or

Butter couldn't melt in his mouth.

Comments

Hi

The former carries the idea well while the latter implies something rather similar but quite different in terms of connotation.

Thanks dear Ali.

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First one is good enough (thanks a lot), but I don't really agree with the second one. "Butter couldn't (wouldn't) melt in his mouth" is a sarcastic expression which used when someone looks as if they would never do anything wrong, although you feel they might. The other definition is "To being prim and proper with a cool kind of demeanour" (which even the butter couldn't melt in their mouth). So, I don't assume if it is okay to use it "that way"...

Books on proverbs and sayings all agree that Butter wouldn't melt in her (or his) mouth is not used to describe nice people.

http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20000905

Answer 2

She can't hurt a flea! She is innocent.

Comments

آزارش به مورچه هم نمیرسه میشه:     she/he wouldn't life a hand against a fly