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chapter and verse
noun
any specific chapter and verse of the Bible, as used when citing the text.
full, cited authority, as for any quotation, opinion, action, etc..
Give me chapter and verse for the information you've provided so far.
Informal.
detailed information.
a set of regulations or rules.
Word History and Origins
Origin of chapter and verse1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
I responded with chapter and verse, pointing to the repeated use of the word “retirement” by Perkins and Witte.
I can cite chapter and verse on this: Eager recruits to the Nazi Party in the 1930s were lonely young German men, and it’s not an accident that the people who are attracted today to white nationalist groups are lonely young white men.
The plaintiffs offer chapter and verse of episodes in which Live Nation allegedly secured contracts for Ticketmaster by hinting to venues, if not stating outright, that switching to a rival would mean the loss of Live Nation dates.
If Biden really is still searching for an answer to the press problem, and gets a second term, I encourage him to sit down with me and I can give it to him chapter and verse.
A gray-haired woman in a T-shirt stood stoically beside a large banner bearing a Bible quote with chapter and verse notation.
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