| 单词 | from the horse's mouth |
| 释义 | from the horse's mouthFrom a reliable source, on the best authority. For example, I have it from the horse's mouth that he plans to retire next month. Also put as straight from the horse's mouth, this expression alludes to examining a horse's teeth to determine its age and hence its worth. [1920s] Words nearby from the horse's mouthfrom scratch, from soup to nuts, from the bottom of one's heart, from the cradle to the grave, from the ground up, from the horse's mouth, from the outset, from the sublime to the ridiculous, From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step, from the word go, from this day forward The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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