までもない
(Made mo nai)
no need to even / not worth (doing).
Connection rules
- ＋V dict-form + までもない. Fixed phrase: 言うまでもない / 言うまでもなく.
- ＋Dismisses an action as excessive or unnecessary.
- ＋Very common fixed phrase: 言うまでもない ('it goes without saying').
Examples
1.
言うまでもなく、日本の首都は東京だ。
Iumademonaku, nippon no shuto wa toukyou da.
Needless to say, Japan's capital is Tokyo.
「no need to even / not worth (doing)」
2.
そんなことで病院に行くまでもない。
Sonna koto de byouin ni iku made mo nai.
There's no need to go so far as to visit a hospital for that.
「no need to even / not worth (doing)」