to go without saying

== English == === Etymology === Calque of French aller sans dire. === Pronunciation === === Verb === go without saying (third-person singular simple present goes without saying, present participle going without saying, simple past went without saying, past participle gone without saying) (idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established. ==== Translations ==== === See also === needless to say stand to reason self-explanatory