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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[kwoht] /kwoʊt/ verb (used with object), quoted, quoting. 1. to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc. 2. to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.). 3. to use a brief excerpt from: The composer quotes Beethoven’s Fifth in his latest work. 4. […]
- Quoted
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