go without saying
11go without saying (that) — phrase to be completely obvious or true It goes without saying that I’m sorry. Thesaurus: to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym to be true or believablesynonym Main entry: say …
12it goes without saying — OF COURSE, naturally, needless to say, it s taken for granted, it s understood/assumed, it s taken as read, it s an accepted fact; obviously, self evidently, manifestly; informal natch. → saying * * * it goes without saying It is obvious • • •… …
13it goes without saying — it is obvious, needless to say It goes without saying: we want equal pay for equal work …
14It goes without saying. — something that you say when you believe that what you will say next is generally accepted or understood. It goes without saying that we re delighted about the new baby …
15it goes without saying — we ll need to rent a car when we get there Syn: of course, naturally, needless to say, it s taken for granted, it s understood/assumed, it s taken as read, it s an accepted fact; obviously, self evidently, manifestly; informal natch …
16without — 1. Unlike the corresponding physical meaning of within (= inside), the original meaning of without, ‘outside’ (preposition and adverb), is no longer much used, although it will be familiar from literary contexts • (There is a green hill far away …
17saying — (n.) utterance, recitation, act of the verb say, c.1300, verbal noun from SAY (Cf. say) (v.); meaning something that has been said (usually by someone thought important) is from c.1300; sense of a proverb is first attested mid 15c. Ça va sans… …
18go without saying — phrasal to be self evident …
19go without saying — Synonyms and related words: aller sans dire, be axiomatic, be certain, be confident, be manifest, be no secret, bet on, come across, doubt not, feel sure, gamble on, glare, hang out, have no doubt, just know, know, know for certain, need no… …
20go without saying — be understood, be obvious …
