English · Proverb Candidate

i'll hear it from the horse's mouth

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Learn something directly from the original source

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

học hỏi trực tiếp từ nguồn gốc

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Literally: words from the horse itself

Examples

I'll hear it from the horse's mouth at the meeting

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Horses Mouth & tongue

Common questions

What does “i'll hear it from the horse's mouth” mean?

Learn something directly from the original source Literally: words from the horse itself

Is “i'll hear it from the horse's mouth” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.