quote chapter and verse

( v.)

   [by  analogy  with  the mainstream phrase] To cite a relevant excerpt
   from  an  appropriate  {bible}.  "I  don't  care if rn gets it wrong;
   `Followup-To:  poster'  is  explicitly  permitted by {RFC}-1036. I'll
   quote   chapter  and  verse  if  you  don't  believe  me."  See  also
   {legalese}, {language lawyer}, {RTFS} (sense 2).

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