it goes without saying
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it goes without saying
Where it comes from
Calque of French aller sans dire.
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It is understood without being said (but will be or was said anyway).
Similar: needless to say
Translations
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phrase it is understood without being said
| Español | ni que decir tiene, está de más decir, de más está decir, no hace falta decir, sobra / huelga decir, se sobreentiende / subentiende |
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| 中文 | 不言而喻 bùyán'éryù, 不待說 /不待说 bùdàishuō |
| Português | nem é preciso dizer, escusado dizer |
| Français | cela va sans dire |
| Deutsch | es versteht sich von selbst |
| العربية | مِن نَّافِلَةِ القَوْلِ min nāfilati l-qawli |
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