nice Nelly

nice Nelly (1) or nice Nellie  {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.
Categories: {informal} {n.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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