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something speaks for itself
something does not need explanation. Her behavior speaks for itself, and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about it. Is the experiment a success? I think the numbers speak for themselves.
Usage notes: often used in the form let something speak for itself: The record company didn't push her album, they simply put it out and let the music speak for itself.Obj. was given as "itself/themselves," but when we use "yourself," we don't also give "yourselves," not to mention "herself," etc. as under "spectacle" below, so I don't see why we must give the plural form here.--SL, 1/03
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We brought you here for (literally) Him Who Speaks for Luata to gaze upon and question.
Out of Time's Abyss by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
His will to this day speaks for him and for them; and it only speaks to no purpose, because he was not aware that his marriage obliged him to make it again, and because he died before he could remedy the error.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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