any specific chapter and verse of the Bible, as used when citing the text.
2.
full, cited authority, as for any quotation, opinion, action, etc.:
Give me chapter and verse for the information you've provided so far.
3.
Informal.
detailed information.
a set of regulations or rules.
Origin
1620-30
Examples from the web for chapter and verse
chapter and verse, plus more about my own failings, after the jump.
Cite chapter and verse, give an exact quote, and explain your objection.
They are the contradiction to nearly every chapter and verse of what a team supposedly needs to thrive in modern baseball.
On the grounds that forewarned is forearmed, here's chapter and verse on the lice thing.
It is hardly a surprising result to report, but the articles gave chapter and verse.
They know the chapter and verse that allows reporting to public health, whether it is mandatory or discretionary.
chapter and verse in Culture
chapter and verse definition
The means of locating passages in the Bible. Thus Matthew 19:18 means chapter 19, verse 18, of the Book of Matthew.
Note: In general use, giving “chapter and verse” means giving precise evidence for a proposition.
Slang definitions & phrases for chapter and verse
chapter and verse
adverb phrase
: He knew it chapter and verse
noun phrase
An exact detailed account: I can give you chapter and verse about that night
The guiding documents or principles; rules: I know the chapter and verse of the university's policy(1700s+)
Idioms and Phrases with chapter and verse
chapter and verse
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 ]