- from the horse's mouth
- phrasal from the original source
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
from the horse's mouth
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from the horse's mouth — If you hear something from the horse s mouth, you hear it directly from the person concerned or responsible … The small dictionary of idiomes
from the horse's mouth — ► from the horse s mouth from an authoritative source. Main Entry: ↑horse … English terms dictionary
from the horse's mouth — phrasal : from the original source : from an unimpeachable source information he had just obtained … from the horse s mouth Newsweek * * * from the horse s mouth see ↑straight from the horse s mouth below. • • • … Useful english dictionary
from the horse's mouth — (straight) from the horse s mouth from someone who has the facts. “Are you sure she s leaving?” “Definitely, I heard it straight from the horse s mouth.” … New idioms dictionary
from the horse's mouth — If you hear something from the horse s mouth, you hear it directly from the person concerned or responsible. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
from the horse's mouth — idi +inf from the horse s mouth, from the original or a trustworthy source … From formal English to slang
From the horse's mouth — If you hear something from the horse s mouth, you hear it directly from the person concerned or responsible … Dictionary of English idioms
from the horse's mouth — informal information from the horse s mouth comes from someone who is directly involved … English dictionary
from the horse's mouth — See straight from the horse s mouth … English idioms
straight from the horse's mouth — From a very trustworthy source (of information) • • • Main Entry: ↑horse * * * straight from the horse’s mouth phrase directly from someone who knows I heard it straight from the horse’s mouth. Thesaurus: talking in a direct waysynonym … Useful english dictionary
