quote chapter and verse
Give precise scriptural citation
To quote chapter and verse is to cite something with precise, authoritative detail—originally referring to biblical citations that specify exact locations in scripture.
The phrase now applies to any situation requiring exact references or exhaustive knowledge: She can quote chapter and verse on building codes.
It suggests both expertise and pedantic thoroughness.
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- holy writSacred authoritative writings
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- textWritten or printed words
endnote · legal code · specificity · line · theological debate · rigor · thoroughness · due diligence · recite · word for word · proof-texting · meticulousness · cross-reference · verbatim · academic research · constitution · page · sacred text
quote chapter and versegeneralize
Make broadly applicable
handwave · hedge · approximate · gloss over
quote chapter and verseguess
Estimate without certainty
speculate · conjecture · hazard a guess · wing it · shoot from the hip
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