"it goes without saying" meaning in English

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        "It is understood without being said (but will be or was said anyway)."
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          "word": "go without saying"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "needless to say"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "no cal ni dir"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùyán'éryù",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "不言而喻"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "不待說"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùdàishuō",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "不待说"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "to se rozumí samo sebou"
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          "alt": "",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "roman": "että...",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "lienee sanomattakin selvää"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "cela va sans dire"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "es versteht sich von selbst"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "nem é preciso dizer"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "escusado dizer"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "ni que decir tiene"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ce sámo sobóju zrozumílo",
          "sense": "it is understood without being said",
          "word": "це са́мо собо́ю зрозумі́ло"
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  "word": "it goes without saying"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "no cal ni dir"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùyán'éryù",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "不言而喻"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "不待說"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùdàishuō",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "不待说"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "to se rozumí samo sebou"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "roman": "että...",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "lienee sanomattakin selvää"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "cela va sans dire"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "es versteht sich von selbst"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "nem é preciso dizer"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "escusado dizer"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
      "word": "ni que decir tiene"
    },
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ce sámo sobóju zrozumílo",
      "sense": "it is understood without being said",
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  "word": "it goes without saying"
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