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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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