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speak for itself

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speak for itself

 and speak for themselves

[for something] not to need explaining; to have an obvious meaning. The facts speak for themselves. Tom is guilty. Your results speak for themselves. You need to work harder.

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speak for itself/themselves

if something speaks for itself, it does not need any explanation I'm not going to talk about our business successes. I think the report speaks for itself.

See also: itself, speak