English Explanatory Dictionary

it goes without saying

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. It is understood without being said (but will be or was said anyway).

Word forms

it goes without saying

Etymology

Calque of French ça va sans dire.

Synonyms

needless to say

Related words

go without saying
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on I Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary