"straight from the horse's mouth" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "This idiom comes from British horse-racing circles, likely because the presumed ideal source for racing tips would be the horse rather than spectators or riders.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "text": "If you don't believe me, go talk to him and hear it straight from the horse's mouth. It's true."
        }
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        "Directly from the source; firsthand."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Directly from the source; firsthand."
      ],
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "word": "suoraan hevosen suusta"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "word": "de première main"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "raw_tags": [
            "from the first hand"
          ],
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "tags": [
            "literally"
          ],
          "word": "aus erster Hand"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "note": "from the first hand",
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "word": "frá fyrstu hendi"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "english": "without an intermediary",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "word": "milliliðalaust"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "word": "di prima mano"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "word": "alla fonte"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "word": "em primeira mão"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "firsthand",
          "word": "direto da fonte"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "из пе́рвых рук (iz pérvyx ruk, literally “from the first hands”)",
          "sense": "firsthand"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "straight from the horse's mouth"
}

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  "etymology_text": "This idiom comes from British horse-racing circles, likely because the presumed ideal source for racing tips would be the horse rather than spectators or riders.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "This is straight from the horse's mouth."
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        "(idiomatic) firsthand; direct; from the source."
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "from the source",
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            "adverb"
          ],
          "word": "suoraan hevosen suusta"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "from the source",
          "word": "de première main"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "raw_tags": [
            "from the first hand"
          ],
          "sense": "from the source",
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "note": "from the first hand",
          "sense": "from the source",
          "word": "frá fyrstu hendi"
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "from the source",
          "word": "milliliðalaust"
        },
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "from the source",
          "word": "alla fonte"
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  "word": "straight from the horse's mouth"
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  "etymology_text": "This idiom comes from British horse-racing circles, likely because the presumed ideal source for racing tips would be the horse rather than spectators or riders.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "text": "If you don't believe me, go talk to him and hear it straight from the horse's mouth. It's true."
        }
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        "Directly from the source; firsthand."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Directly from the source; firsthand."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "word": "suoraan hevosen suusta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "word": "de première main"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "raw_tags": [
        "from the first hand"
      ],
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "aus erster Hand"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "note": "from the first hand",
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "word": "frá fyrstu hendi"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "without an intermediary",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "word": "milliliðalaust"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "word": "di prima mano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "word": "alla fonte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "word": "em primeira mão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "firsthand",
      "word": "direto da fonte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "из пе́рвых рук (iz pérvyx ruk, literally “from the first hands”)",
      "sense": "firsthand"
    }
  ],
  "word": "straight from the horse's mouth"
}

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  "etymology_text": "This idiom comes from British horse-racing circles, likely because the presumed ideal source for racing tips would be the horse rather than spectators or riders.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "text": "This is straight from the horse's mouth."
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        "(idiomatic) firsthand; direct; from the source."
      ],
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "from the source",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "suoraan hevosen suusta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "from the source",
      "word": "de première main"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "raw_tags": [
        "from the first hand"
      ],
      "sense": "from the source",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "aus erster Hand"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "note": "from the first hand",
      "sense": "from the source",
      "word": "frá fyrstu hendi"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "without an intermediary",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "from the source",
      "word": "milliliðalaust"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "from the source",
      "word": "alla fonte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "straight from the horse's mouth"
}