NICE NELLIE


Meaning of NICE NELLIE in English

{adj.}, {informal} Too careful not to say or do anything wrong or improper; too proper; prudish. * /Her nice Nelly behavior made her unpopular at school./

{n.}, {informal} Someone who acts too good to be true; a prude; a prig. * /We took him for a nice Nelly when he wouldn't fight./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.