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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.

See also: speak

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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			speak ill of speak language speak mind speak of speak of the devil speak off-the-cuff speak on speak out speak out of turn speak the same language speak to speak too soon speak up speak up for speak volumes speak with speak with a forked tongue speak with a plum in mouth speak with forked tongue speak with one voice speaking speaking as speaking candidly speaking for oneself speaking of speaks for spear spear out specialize in spectacle spectre speculate speculate about speculate in speculate on speed speed away speed up speeds of spell spell disaster Fig spell down spell for spell out spell trouble spend spend a penny spend for spend money like it's going out of style spend money like water spend on			Speaking Roses International, Inc. speaking the same language speaking the same language speaking the same language speaking the same language speaking trumpet speaking trumpet speaking trumpets speaking tube speaking tube speaking tubes speaking tubes Speaking tubes and voice pipes Speaking tubes and voice pipes speaking up speaking up speaking up for speaking up for Speaking Up for Justice speaking volumes speaking volumes speaking well speaking well Speaking When-Later Listening speaks speaks speaks speaks evil speaks evil speaks evil speaks for speaks for itself speaks for itself speaks ill speaks ill speaks ill speaks in tongues speaks in tongues speaks mind speaks mind speaks out speaks out speaks out of turn speaks out of turn speaks out of turn speaks out of turn speaks the same language speaks the same language speaks the same language speaks the same language speaks up speaks up speaks up for speaks up for speaks volumes speaks volumes speaks well speaks well Spealberg SPEAM spear

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