Communication
straight from the horse's mouth
directly from the best source
You heard something straight from the horse's mouth if you heard it directly from the person who knows it best.
Hear it in real life
Are they really moving abroad?
Yes, I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
I know the restaurant is closing because I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I heard it straight from the horse's lips.
Say: I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
The fixed idiom uses "horse's mouth," not another body part.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
hear it straight from the horse's mouth; get it straight from the horse's mouth
Your turn: say it out loud
I know the restaurant is closing because I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
straight from the horse's mouth
directly from the best source
“I know the restaurant is closing because I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.”
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