speak by the card

To speak with accuracy and exactness. The "card" in this now-obsolete phrase might have referred to a sea chart, which was considered very precise. I always trust a man who speaks by the card—it inspires great confidence.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Robynne	-	English (Rare)
Shayma	-	Arabic
Charmian	CHAHR-mee-ən, SHAHR-mee-ən	English (Rare)
Deniel	-	Breton
Korina	-	Greek
Reino	RAY-no	Finnish