(straight) from the horse’s mouth用法解析

If you hear something from the horse's mouth, you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true.

(straight) from the horse’s mouth

（消息等）第一手的，直接得来的，来源可靠的; 从知情人那里直接（获悉）

这个词组最早出现于上世纪20年代。据说，马的乳门齿、乳中齿会随着年岁的增长被永久门齿、永久中齿依次顶落，马的切齿由于采撷食物也会受到磨损。所以，有经验的驯马师常从马的嘴巴里观察马的乳齿数或马的切齿磨损程度，以此来获知马的年龄。久而久之，这个短语就被用来表示“（消息，信息等）第一手的，直接得来的，信息来源可靠的，一手消息”；

例句：

Believe it or not! I got the information straight from the horse's mouth!

信不信由你，我的消息非常可靠！

I heard it straight from the horse's mouth that the company is going to launch a new product next month.

我从权威人士那里听说，公司下个月将推出一款新产品。

He has got to hear it from the horse's mouth. Then he can make a judgment as to whether his policy is correct or not.

他必须得到千真万确的信息才行。这样他才能判断自己的政策是否正确。

According to the report straight from the horse's mouth, the team will be making some major changes to their strategy.

根据权威人士的报道，团队将对他们的策略进行一些重大改变。

I'm not joking. That news is straight from the horse’s mouth!

我没开玩笑，这个新闻来源绝对可靠。

Say, did you hear that Sally and Bob are going to get married. Honest, I'm not joking. I heard it from Bob himself, so it's straight from the horse's mouth!

喂，你听说了没有，萨利和鲍勃要结婚了。我可不是开玩笑，我说的是实话。我是听鲍勃自己讲的，因此这消息是完全可靠的！

I don't want to rely on rumors, I want to hear the news straight from the horse's mouth.

我不想依赖谣言，我想从权威人士那里听到消息。

I tell you I know for certain that Lisa will be promoted to manager. The boss told me himself, so it's straight from the horse's mouth!

告诉你，我知道莉沙肯定会被提升为经理的。这是老板亲口告诉我的，这个消息是绝对可靠的！

I heard it straight from the horse's mouth that they’re getting married next week.

我得到可靠消息他们下周要结婚了。

We heard straight from the horse’s mouth that the project will be delayed for another two weeks.

我们直接从项目负责人那里获悉，项目将在推迟两周。