goes without saying

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it goes without saying

It is unambiguous, perfectly clear, or self-evident (that something is the case); it is already widely acknowledged, established, or accepted (that something is the case). I know it goes without saying, but the staff restrooms are not to be used by students or visitors. It should go without saying, but you will receive an automatic zero if you are caught cheating on the exam.
See also: goes, saying, without
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(It) (just) goes without saying.

Cliché [something] is so obvious that it need not be said. It goes without saying that you are to wear formal clothing to the White House dinner. Of course you must be on time. That goes without saying.
See also: goes, saying, without
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • goes without saying, it/that
  • it goes without saying
  • go without saying
  • the facts speak for themselves
  • NS
  • no Shinola
  • No Shinola!
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It goes without saying that women have been fighting for their equal rights for ages.
Women's empowerment
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I hope they win of course, that goes without saying."
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It goes without saying that I was desperately disappointed to be left on the bench on Saturday.
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Whether he starts for Sunderland is open to question but if he does come on at some stage, which, any right thinking manager would surely do, it goes without saying that he is going to score against his former club.
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