get straight from the horse's mouth



get something straight from the horse's mouth

Prov. to get information from the person most directly involved or best informed. Jill: Sue is going to have a baby. Jane: Who told you that? Jill: I got it straight from the horse's mouth. There's a rumor that Randolph is moving to Alaska, but I won't believe it until I get it straight from the horse's mouth.
See also: get, mouth, straight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GunturGOON-toorIndonesian
ViÊN-Vietnamese
CarstenKAHR-sten (Low German)Low German, Danish
Mariskamah-RIS-kah (Dutch)Hungarian, Dutch
Cynefri&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
TadhgTIEGIrish, Scottish