go without saying

Idioms  

1. Be self-evident, a matter of course. For example, It goes without saying that success is the product of hard work. This expression is a translation of the French cela va sans dire. [Second half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

The job is supposed to be nonpartisan and apolitical, which should go without saying.

From Los Angeles Times

“This should go without saying, but don’t go anywhere near the highway. Okay?”

From Literature

These were things that ordinarily could go without saying, that everyone else understood without paying it much mind.

From Literature

It should go without saying that the charter does not, under any circumstances, permit one nation to invade another to secure control over its natural resources.

From Slate

It should go without saying, Latino voters are not a monolith.

From Los Angeles Times