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
Sheridan	SHER-i-dən	English
Maighread	-	Scottish
Rocco	ROK-ko (Italian)	Italian, Ancient Germanic
Hynek	-	Czech
Eftychia	-	Greek
JÁKob	-	Hungarian