have it on good authority

== English == === Verb === have something on good authority (third-person singular simple present has something on good authority, present participle having something on good authority, simple past and past participle had something on good authority) To know from a reliable source (that). Synonym: have it on excellent authority have it on good authority that … ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== straight from the horse's mouth know for a fact from good hands === Further reading === “have something on good authority”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “have something on good authority”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “have something on good authority”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “I have it on good authority” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “I have it on good authority that” (US) / “I have it on good authority that” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.