straight from the horse's mouth

straight from the horse's mouth
Meaning
From the highest authority.
Origin
In horse racing circles tips on which horse is a likely winner circulate amongst punters. The most trusted authorities are considered to be those in closest touch with the recent form of the horse, i.e. stable lads, trainers etc. The notional 'from the horse's mouth' is supposed to indicate one step better than even that inner circle.

Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.

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  • straight from the horse's mouth — (straight) from the horse s mouth from someone who has the facts. “Are you sure she s leaving?” “Definitely, I heard it straight from the horse s mouth.” …   New idioms dictionary

  • (straight) from the horse's mouth — (straight) from the horse s ˈmouth idiom (informal) (of information) given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate Main entry: ↑horseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • straight from the horse's mouth — {slang} Directly from the person or place where it began; from a reliable source or a person that cannot be doubted. * /They are going to be married. I got the news straight from the horse s mouth their minister./ * /John found out about the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straight from the horse's mouth — {slang} Directly from the person or place where it began; from a reliable source or a person that cannot be doubted. * /They are going to be married. I got the news straight from the horse s mouth their minister./ * /John found out about the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straight\ from\ the\ horse's\ mouth — slang Directly from the person or place where it began; from a reliable source or a person that cannot be doubted. They are going to be married. I got the news straight from the horse s mouth their minister. John found out about the painting… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • straight from the horse’s mouth — mod. directly from the source. (As if a racehorse were giving racing tips.) □ Of course it’s true. I got it straight from the horse’s mouth. □ This came straight from the horse’s mouth. It’s Zeerocks Copy in the sixth race …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • straight from the horse's mouth — directly from the person who said it or did it    I want to hear the story from Tomas, straight from the horse s mouth …   English idioms

  • straight from the horse's mouth — directly from the person involved I went over to my friend s house so that I could hear about her wedding straight from the horse s mouth …   Idioms and examples

  • straight from the horse's mouth — directly from someone who knows I heard it straight from the horse s mouth …   English dictionary

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