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chapter and verse (in the finest detail) -- дословно, во всех деталях
give/quote chapter and verse (provide exact details about where to find information)

He could recite the law concerning state-funded libraries, chapter and verse.
She knew her rights, chapter and verse.
He gave chapter and verse for his reasons for disputing that Shakespeare had written the play.
The suspect gave chapter and verse of his associate’s activities.

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(From the chapter and verse organization of the Bible: а reference to
the method of referring to biblical text.)

see also [зануда]