speak by the card

English

Etymology

As in telling a ship's bearing by the compass card.

Verb

speak by the card (third-person singular simple present speaks by the card, present participle speaking by the card, simple past spoke by the card, past participle spoken by the card)

  1. To speak from accurate information, without guessing.
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