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
Lisandroee-SAHN-droSpanish
Kean-Irish
Evgeniayev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian)Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
Sequoiasə-KOI-əEnglish (Rare)
EulÁLia-Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Sipho-Southern African, Xhosa