"horse's mouth" meaning in All languages combined

See horse's mouth on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-horse's mouth.ogg Forms: horses' mouths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|horses' mouths}} horse's mouth (plural horses' mouths)
  1. (idiomatic) An authentic source; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: straight from the horse's mouth
    Sense id: en-horse's_mouth-en-noun-6U2dfSxA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I thought it would be quicker to hear it from the horse's mouth.",
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          "witnessed"
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        "(idiomatic) An authentic source; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something."
      ],
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