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the horse's mouth
the horse's mouth
A source of information regarded as original or unimpeachable.
the horse's mouth
The source of a truthful or honest statement. A likely origin of the phrase is how a horse's age can be determined with a fair degree of accuracy by the number, length, and shape of its teeth. A seller might exaggerate an animal's age, but the merchandise's mouth would reveal the truth.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| TÚ | | - | Vietnamese |
| Guda | | - | Arabic |
| Kirsikka | | KEER-seek-kah | Finnish |
| Timotha | | TIM-ə-thə | English (Rare) |
| Eszter | | ES-ter | Hungarian |
| Alicia | | a-LEE-thya (Spanish), a-LEE-sya (Latin American Spanish), ə-LIS-yə (English), ə-LIS-ee-ə (English), ə-LISH-ə (English), ə-LEE-shə (English) | Spanish, English |