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it goes without saying

it goes without saying phrase: it is understood without being said (but will be or was said anyway).

Phrase

it goes without saying

  1. It is understood without being said (but will be or was said anyway).
    Synonyms:
    needless to say

it goes without saying meaning in Arabic

it goes without saying in Arabic

it is understood without being said
مِن نَّافِلَةِ القَوْلِ min nāfilati l-qawli

Synonyms of it goes without saying

Origin of it goes without saying

Calque of French ça va sans dire.

Questions about it goes without saying

What does it goes without saying mean?
It goes without saying means it is understood without being said (but will be or was said anyway).
What is it goes without saying in Arabic?
It goes without saying in Arabic is مِن نَّافِلَةِ القَوْلِ (min nāfilati l-qawli). See It goes without saying meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is it goes without saying?
It goes without saying is a phrase.

Words near it goes without saying in the dictionary

  1. it doesn't matter
  2. it doesn't matter what they say about you as long as they spell your name right
  3. it figures
  4. it girl
  5. it girls
  6. it goes without saying
  7. it happens
  8. it happens to the best of us
  9. it is a wise child that knows his own father
  10. it is always darkest before the dawn
  11. it is always darkest just before the dawn

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