speaks for



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MajkenMIE-ken (Swedish)Danish, Swedish
Thekla-German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late Greek
Vivien (2)-Literature
Cadmus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Nichol-Scottish, Medieval English
VecaVE-tsahSerbian