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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ragemprand	-	Ancient Germanic
Kassandros	-	Ancient Greek
Vasilka	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Battista	baht-TEE-stah	Italian
Steele	[sti:l]
Maritza	-	Spanish (Latin American)