straight from the horse's mouth

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. firsthand; direct; from the source. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — This is straight from the horse's mouth.
副词 adv.
  1. Directly from the source; firsthand. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — If you don't believe me, go talk to him and hear it straight from the horse's mouth. It's true.

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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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