quote chapter and verse

[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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