straight from the horse’s mouth



straight from the horse’s mouth

mod. directly from the source, not just a horse. (As if a racehorse were giving racing tips.) This came straight from the horse’s mouth. It’s Zeerocks Copy in the sixth race.
See also: mouth, straight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tommasotom-MAH-zoItalian
Gurgen-Armenian, Georgian
ZosiaZAW-shahPolish
Fredianofre-DYAH-noItalian
Joey['dʒəui]
Neve-Irish