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go without saying



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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]

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Example Sentences

And perhaps it should go without saying at this point that no one knows the strength of the enemy America is fighting.

It should go without saying that the current reports surrounding Mama June are far more serious than any of those things.

It should go without saying that an accurate report of actual events is a necessary part of any good study.

It should go without saying, but there is no evidence that this is true.

It should go without saying that our government has no business promoting a program like this and it should be stopped.

We go to-morrow morning to Torquay for a month, and I can't bear to go without saying a word of farewell to you.

He's thinking now that I let him go without saying good-bye!

She put her arm in his and asked him, laughing, whether he thought she would let him go without saying good-bye.

When the day came for Jennie's departure she had to go without saying farewell to her father.

The moment was not a propitious one for speaking to her; yet Gregory felt that he could not go without saying good-bye.

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