单词 | straight from the stable |
释义 | > as lemmasstraight from the stable d. transferred and figurative. Also in straight from the stable = straight from the horse's mouth at horse n. 25d. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adverb] > from the original source straight from the stable1907 1907 Lady Monkswell Diary 13 July in Victorian Diarist (1946) II. 188 The beautiful Surrey landscape looks down into this purgatory of motor stables & everything that motors require. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 140 Tell him that straight from the stable. 1949 A. Christie Crooked House iii. 14 My information..came from the stable itself... She dined with me. < as lemmas |
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