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To: Bipin Prasad who wrote (68848)10/14/1999 1:52:00 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 97611
 
BP, "from the horse's mouth" means directly from the source [as opposed to second hand information.]

G.



To: Bipin Prasad who wrote (68848)10/14/1999 2:00:00 PM
From: The Duke of URL©  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 97611
 
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"right from the Horse's mouth"--- going to the original source.

etimological derivation:

In horse racing, going to the stables before the race. You are really not talking to the horses, you are talking to the jockeys. But talking to the jockeys might in some circles be considered illegal, hence the euphemism "talking to the horses" or from the horse's mouth.

this is perhaps more than you wanted to know. :)

Duke



To: Bipin Prasad who wrote (68848)10/14/1999 2:00:00 PM
From: rudedog  Respond to of 97611
 
"straight from the horse's mouth"

means "directly from the source". Came from old horse-trading practice. Seller might claim horse was only 5 years old, but a skilled buyer could look at the horse's teeth and tell more accurately. Thus - don't take the seller's word for it, go "straight to the horse's mouth" for the real information.


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