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- French · calque ofaller sans dire
- English todaygo without saying
Calque of French aller sans dire.
Words from the same roots
Frenchaller sans dire all →
it goes without saying
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
go without saying
Today it means: To not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established. Full definition →
French aller sans dire