straight from the horse's mouth

see from the horse's mouth.

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RELATED WORDS

eyewitness, immediate, primary, straight

Nearby words

straight chain, straight chair, straight face, straight fight, straight flush, straight from the horse's mouth, straight from the shoulder, straight goods, straight gyrus, straight joint, straight man

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