the horse's mouth
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Well they will now hear it from the horse’s mouth as the biggest U.S. carriers are due to provide updates at the JPMorgan Industrials Conference in Washington.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
"The attackers are getting the information directly from the horse's mouth, if you will, and they don't have to sit there and make interpretations because they're getting it directly from the expert," Elliot said.
From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022
“They lay their eggs around the horse’s mouth and then, when it licks them, the eggs go in, the larva hatches, attaches itself to the horse’s stomach and pupates.”
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2020
So they killed the story in exchange for a half-dozen upbeat Hope exclusives, straight from the horse’s mouth.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2019
Which didn’t matter anyway because he got it straight from the horse’s mouth that very night after supper.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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