the story goes

phrase

The story is usually depicted as follows.

“The story goes that they won the day.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. The story is usually depicted as follows.

    The story goes that they won the day.

    1 more example

    James Kirkwood's play P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! opened nearly three years ago on Broadway, and, so the story goes, was promptly killed by critics — presumably because of its gay material.

    1978 April 8, Robert Chesley, “The Cat Burglar Returns”, in Gay Community News, page 11

Translations

French on dit (que…), il parait (que…)
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  • il parait (que…)Translations
Spanish va de cuento
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Cite this entry
APA

the story goes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20story%20goes

MLA

“the story goes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20story%20goes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the story goes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20story%20goes.

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