🐎 Straight from the horse's mouth 🐎

 

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Featured Idiom: Straight from the horse's mouth
Featuring: Horse 🐎
Adventure Level: Medium
Min & Mầm's Rating: ★★★★☆

🐎 The Tale Behind the Phrase

From horse trading, where examining a horse's teeth could reveal its true age. Getting information "straight from the horse's mouth" meant getting the most reliable source!

📖 Meaning

• Literal meaning: Directly from a horse's mouth
• Figurative meaning: Information from the original or most reliable source
• Vietnamese equivalent: "Thẳng từ nguồn" (Directly from the source)

🎯 Usage Examples

Min and Mầm's Adventure:

Mầm: "Are we having a holiday next week?"
Min: "Yes! I heard it straight from the horse's mouth - Principal Kim just announced it!"

💫 Memory Tricks

Picture:

• A horse speaking
• No middleman
• Direct information
• First-hand news

❌ Common Mistakes

• Don't say "from horse's mouth"
• Not "direct from horse mouth"
• Avoid in formal documents
• Don't use for unreliable sources

🎮 Practice Time

Fill in: "I know it's true - I heard it _____ _____ _____ _____ _____!"

💡 Did You Know?

• Horse teeth show their age
• Used in horse trading era
• Similar to "from the source"
• Common in business context

🐎 A Wild But Important Note!

Hey truth seekers! Before you gallop ahead...

• These communication trails are like horse paths - each leads to truth differently!
• Every source needs verification
• For official matters, check documents
• (Need fact-checking? Try Ms. Ngoc Prinny's Communication Academy!)

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Min & Mầm's Tip: Always verify your sources, just like checking a horse's teeth! 🐎✨

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