How to Pronounce "get straight from the horse's mouth"
expression
GET STRAYT frum THUH HOR-siz mouth
get STRAYT from THUH HAW-siz mouth
Definition
To hear information directly from the person or source that knows the truth, not through rumors or secondhand.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhɔɹsəz/ /ˈmaʊθ
British English
ɡˈɛt/ /stɹˈeɪt/ /fɹˈɒm/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈhɔːsɪz/ /mʌʊθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GET STRAYT frum THUH HOR-siz mouth
UK
get STRAYT from THUH HAW-siz mouth
Listen in Context
I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
If you want to know the truth, get it straight from the horse's mouth.
She always wants to get news straight from the horse's mouth.
Trust me, I got it straight from the horse's mouth — the manager told me herself.