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View synonyms for chapter and verse
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.
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Notes
In general use, giving “chapter and verse” means giving precise evidence for a proposition.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chapter and verse1
First recorded in 1620–30
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Idioms and Phrases
The precise authority backing up a statement or view; established rules for or detailed information about something. For example, You can't withdraw a card after you've played it; I'll cite you the rules, chapter and verse . The term alludes to the chapter and verse of a quotation from the Bible, long regarded as an ultimate authority. [Early 1600s]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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