it goes without saying

== English == === Etymology === Calque of French ça va sans dire. === Phrase === it goes without saying It is understood without being said (but will be or was said anyway). Synonym: needless to say ==== Translations ==== === See also === go without saying === Further reading === “it goes without saying”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “it goes without saying”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “it goes without saying”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “it goes without saying” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026.