the story goes
Legend has it
The story goes introduces information that is widely repeated but not necessarily verified—hearsay, legend, or tradition rather than established fact: The story goes that he walked all the way from Texas.
It signals the speaker is passing along what others say, not vouching for it personally.
Often followed by that.
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
fable · according to · parable · retelling · speculation · tall tale · allegory · old wives tale · anecdote · interpretation · embellishment · lore · fairy tale · saga · narrator · adaptation · climax · supposedly
the story goesfirsthand account
Report from direct experience
eyewitness testimony · with my own eyes · primary source · on the record
the story goeswithout a doubt
With complete certainty
undeniably · the truth is · in fact · definitively · as a matter of fact
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