Straight from the Horse’s Mouth

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 the horse’s mouth.”

As we discussed yesterday, you can tell how old a horse is by looking at their teeth (long in the tooth).  When buying a horse, you can trust what the seller is telling you OR you can look in the horse’s mouth and find out how old it is directly from the source.

One of my books on idioms is even called Straight from the Horse’s Mouth.  Ironically, the book does not cover this idiom.  It does mention some other horse phrases, like horses for courses and flogging a dead horse.

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