chapter and verse
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Exact reference.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Perhaps he could produce chapter and verse evidence of such incidents.
If anyone wants chapter and verse on this the erm address of the British Agro - chemicals Association who put out this literature will be on our fact sheet.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “chapter and verse” mean?
Exact reference.
Is “chapter and verse” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.