it goes without saying

English

Phrase

it goes without saying

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

   Synonym: needless to say

Translations

it is understood without being said

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不言而喻 (zh) (bùyán'éryù), 不待說／不待说 (bùdàishuō)

• Czech: to se rozumí samo sebou
• Finnish: lienee sanomattakin selvää(, että...)
• French: cela va sans dire (fr)
• German: es versteht sich von selbst
• Ukrainian: це са́мо собо́ю зрозумі́ло (ce sámo sobóju zrozumílo)

See also

• go without saying

Further reading

• “it goes without saying”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “it goes without saying” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “it goes without saying”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “it goes without saying” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.