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chapter and verse

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chapter and verse
Fig. very specifically detailed, in reference to sources of information. (A reference to the method of referring to biblical text.) He gave chapter and verse for his reasons for disputing that Shakespeare had written the play. The suspect gave chapter and verse of his associate's activities.
See also: and, chapter, verse
chapter and verse
all the facts I know all about it, chapter and verse.
Usage notes: often used with the verbs give, quote, or recite : She can recite chapter and verse about her problems with insurance companies.
Etymology: based on the idea that proof of an idea can be found in the Bible, which is divided into chapters and verses (parts)
See also: and, chapter, verse
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"The words of King Lemuel" (she could cite chapter and verse as well as her husband).
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
Eloquently enough, I daresay, I gave him chapter and verse of my hopeless struggle, my inevitable defeat; for hopeless and inevitable they were to a man with my record, even though that record was written only in one's own soul.
The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
 
 
 
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