Caroline Tran
2020-10-31 12:10
Give /quote sth/sb chapter and verse phrase informal
She gave me chapter and verse for her reasons against my opinions.
Her diary gave chapter and verse of her recent activities.
If you want to convince me,you'll have to give chapter and verse.
State something in a very strong, clear and effective way
To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information
Using someone else's personal information illegally without permission
1. Used to describe something very clear or transparent
2. Used to describe something very understandable, especially in an ironic way to mean the opposite
You can conjugate tense for the verb "give/quote"
"Chapter and verse" is believed to derive from the early 1600s, referring to biblical text.
Do you see anything wrong?
To do something in an unusual way
I guess I like to run against the grain in everything I do.
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