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Idioms and Phrases

Very likely or obvious, self-evident, as in Needless to say, the availability of assault weapons is closely connected with crime . Although nonsensical at first glance (if unnecessary to say, why say it?), this phrase is generally used for emphasis. It originated as needless to speak in the early 1500s. Also see go without (saying) .

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Needless to say, accomplishing all of this requires an enormous amount of state capacity.

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Needless to say, Trump's comments have rankled Canadian leaders, who warn of the president's ultimate designs on their homeland.

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Needless to say, Democratic leaders are not setting cars on fire or encouraging this behavior.

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"The constitutional role of the president is to faithfully execute the laws. Needless to say the president is doing anything but that in the moment."

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Needless to say, those hats were met with incredulity and amusement over the weekend before being pulled from MLB’s online stores Monday.

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