it goes without saying

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It goes without saying.

something that you say when you believe that what you will say next is generally accepted or understood It goes without saying that we're delighted about the new baby.

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It goes without saying that one must be conscientious and methodical. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context They had me down in an instant, and it goes without saying that the six of them could have kept me there had it not been for Nobs; but while I was struggling to throw them off, Nobs was springing first upon one and then upon another of them until they were so put to it to preserve their hides and their lives from him that they could give me only a small part of their attention. The People That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context And if this strict scientific intangibility steeped even the shelves laden with lyrics and ballads and the tables laden with drink and tobacco, it goes without saying that yet more of such heathen holiness protected the other shelves that held the specialist's library, and the other tables that sustained the frail and even fairylike instruments of chemistry or mechanics. The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context			is killing is not a bed of roses is rotten in Denmark is that a fact Is that so? Is the pope a Catholic? Is there any truth to? isn isolate from issue issue a call for issue as issue from issue from some place issue to issue with It ain't fittin' it behooves one to do It blows my mind! It cuts two ways it doesn't hurt to it doesn't take a rocket scientist it doesn't take a rocket scientist to it escapes It figures it goes without saying It has name on it It is a long lane that has no turning It is a poor heart that never rejoices It is a wise child that knows its own father It is better to be born lucky than rich It is better to give than to receive It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive It is better to wear out than to rust out It is easier to tear down than to build up It is easy to be wise after the event it is high time It is never too late to learn It is never too late to mend It is not work that kills, but worry It is the pace that kills It isn't worth it It isn't worth the trouble it just so happens It never rains but it pours it remains to be seen It stands to reason it strikes me that It takes all kinds It takes all sorts It takes getting used to			IT Consulting and Education It Could Be Worse It Could Have Been Worse It Couldn't Be Better It Crawled from the South It cuts two ways it depends it depends it depends It Dies Today It Discussioni Auto Ford IT distributor It Doesn't Flipping Tell You it doesn't hurt to It Doesn't Mean Anything It doesn't quite suit me It Doesn't Stand for Anything :-) it doesn't take a rocket scientist it doesn't take a rocket scientist to It Don't Matter it escapes It figures it follows that It girl it girls it goes without saying IT Governance Institute It Had to Be Murder It Happened One Night It has name on it It Has to Be Shown IT Infrastructure Library It irons It is a long lane that has no turning It Is A Mystery It is a poor heart that never rejoices It is a sad heart that never rejoices It is a wise child that knows its own father It Is All Good It is all up with him It is better to be born lucky than rich It is better to give than to receive It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive It is better to wear out than to rust out It is easier to tear down than to build up It is easy to be wise after the event it is high time it is high time that it is high time that it is high time that it is high time that It is more blessed to give than to receive It is neither, here nor there

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