it stands to reason



It (only) stands to reason.

It is only reasonable to hold a certain opinion. It stands to reason that most people will not buy a new car if they don't think they can pay for it. I think he will come back to pick up his check. It only stands to reason.
See also: reason, stand

it stands to reason

if it stands to reason that something happens or is true, it is what you would expect (often + that ) It stands to reason that a child that is constantly criticised will grow up to have no self-confidence.
See also: reason, stand

it stands to reason

It's reasonable or to be expected. For example, It stands to reason that if we leave late we'll arrive late. [Early 1600s]
See also: reason, stand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marina[mə'ri:nə]
Styliani-Greek
Reiṙe:Japanese
Israa-Arabic
Hamon-Medieval English
SonjaZAWN-yah (German), SON-yah (Finnish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonia