quote chapter and verse
Prev | Q | Next

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).

Prev | Up | Next
Quirk objection | Home | quotient