it "went" without saying?
Does the phrase "went without saying" even exist? When is it more applicable than "goes without saying"?Even in past tense: "the show was hosted by a famous star, it went without saying that show was a hit" is less convincing than "it goes without saying". The former seems to indicate that no one at that time said anything about the show being hit but it was known to people (that it was hit).
That doesn't make sense to me. Give relevant examples of "went without saying" in a sentence.