straight from the horse's mouth, firsthand, directly from the source

(transitive with à) to adopt a my-way-or-the-highway attitude towards someone, to tell someone to take it or leave it, to give someone an ultimatum, to force someone to make a decision

(figuratively, transitive with à) to extend a hand to someone, to offer a helping hand to someone

(figuratively) to hold the cards, to hold all the aces (to be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else) / (figuratively) to have everything one needs to do something, to deal with a situation, a problem

to be quick to lash out

(figuratively) to bite the hand that feeds one

my gut tells me, my gut is telling me / something tells me, something is telling me

(Internet) e-mail address

ready for use, ready to use, turnkey (ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate)

It is better to be alone than in bad company.