"from the horse's mouth" 怎么发音

expression

US

FRUHM thuh HOR-siz MOWTH

UK

from THUH HAW-siz MOWTH

释义

To hear something from the horse's mouth means to get information directly from the person who knows most about it, not through rumors or secondary sources.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈfɹəm/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhɔɹsəz/ /ˈmaʊθ

英式英语

fɹˈɒm/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈhɔːsɪz/ /mʌʊθ

简化发音

美式

FRUHM thuh HOR-siz MOWTH

英式

from THUH HAW-siz MOWTH

语境中听

I got the news from the horse's mouth.

She heard about the promotion from the horse's mouth.

If you want the truth, ask from the horse's mouth.

I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't heard it from the horse's mouth.