have something on good authority

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Verb

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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)

  1. To know from a reliable source (that).
    Synonym: have it on excellent authority
    have it on good authority that …

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