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go without saying
Idioms and Phrases
Be self-evident, a matter of course. For example, It goes without saying that success is the product of hard work . This expression is a translation of the French cela va sans dire . [Second half of 1800s]Example Sentences
It should go without saying that manipulating access to Social Security as a political retaliation should be a disqualifying action for any official at Social Security.
It should go without saying that these steps amounted to an outrageous imposition by politicians on the internal workings of a private university.
It should go without saying that this is exactly the opposite of the truth, and not because of the risk of burning down your $4 million mansion.
It should go without saying that funneling $4 billion to insiders off the top wasn’t going to make it any easier to bring consumers lower prices at the checkout counter.
"It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway — this is not easy for me," he shared.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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