state the obvious
idiom
: to tell people things they already know
She accused me of stating the obvious.
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The chief executive’s solemn duty in our constitutional framework is, to state the obvious, to execute the laws faithfully.
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Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
To state the obvious, not all information online is accurate or useful.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
So to date, researchers have extrapolated that what works for men will work for women—which, to state the obvious, doesn’t always work.
—Anna Byrne, WIRED, 24 May 2023
Not to state the obvious, but TV occupies a different place in our brains than movies.
—refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
To state the obvious, not all information online is accurate or useful.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
So to date, researchers have extrapolated that what works for men will work for women—which, to state the obvious, doesn’t always work.
—Anna Byrne, WIRED, 24 May 2023
Not to state the obvious, but TV occupies a different place in our brains than movies.
—refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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“State the obvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20the%20obvious. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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