straight from the horse’s mouth

straight Adverb

— If something goes straight, it continues to move in one direction without turning. No not that road. Just keep driving straight.

straight Adjective

— If something is straight, it does not bend, or turn. It continues in one direction. He had had too much to drink and couldn't walk in a straight line. — Someone who is straight is heterosexual; being attracted to those of the opposite sex.

straight Noun

— In the card game of poker, a straight hand has five sequential cards. A 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is considered a straight hand.

from Preposition

— When something is from someone, the person gave or sent it. I got a gift from my grandmother today. — When someone is from a place, that's where they started. I am Chinese. I come from Hunan province. Sorry I'm late. I just came from school. — You use from to talk about distances between thing in space or time. Saturn is far from earth. School is 5km from my home. The year 2515 is a long time from now.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

mouth Noun

— a part of the face used for eating and talking He opened his mouth to speak.

mouth Verb

— To silently speak; to form words with your mouth without making a sound. He mouthed the answers to her.