Here is the final phrase from our series on horse mouth idioms. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth means that you should always be grateful when someone give you a gift. In this idiom, the gift is a horse. Horses were very important through human history and receiving one as a gift was … Read More
Straight from the horse’s mouth means to get information directly from the source. It is usually used in a situation where you want to prove that you have the best information. You are saying that you heard it directly from the person. Example: “Where did you hear about their divorce?” “I got it straight from … Read More
Long in the tooth is a way to describe something as old. It is usually used to talk about living things: humans or animals. Example: My dog is long in the tooth, but he had a good life. The idiom originally came from an animal as well. It originated with horses. As a horse ages, … Read More
