Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have something on good authority

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
have -some-thing on -good au-thor-i-ty
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To know from a reliable source (that).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

has something on good authority (present, singular) having something on good authority (participle, present) had something on good authority (participle, past) had something on good authority (past)

Phrases

straight from the horse's mouth know for a fact good hands

Frequently Paired Words

straight from the horse's mouth know for a fact good hands

Synonyms

have it on excellent authority

Questions

What does have something on good authority mean?
To know from a reliable source (that).

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