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chapter and verse

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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: 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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