Straight from the horse's mouth
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 8From the person directly concerned or involved
सीधे असली स्रोत से
He had it straight from the horse's mouth and still checked.
Straight from the horse's mouth is direct and not always right.
Daily use: Seedhe source se pata chala.
घोड़े की उम्र उसके दाँत बताते हैं, बेचने वाले की बातें नहीं। जो बात सीधे horse's mouth से आए, वह directly concerned person से आई पक्की खबर है।
A horse's age is told by its teeth, not by the seller's words. So news 'straight from the horse's mouth' comes from the most direct source — the very person concerned.
SSC में meaning 'from the person directly concerned' पूछा जाता है; options में hearsay (सुनी-सुनाई बात) जैसा उल्टा अर्थ trap बनकर आता है।
SSC asks the meaning 'from the person directly concerned'; options such as 'hearsay' or 'a rumour' are traps with the opposite sense.