need no introduction
English
Verb
need no introduction (third-person singular simple present needs no introduction, present participle needing no introduction, simple past and past participle needed no introduction)
- (set phrase) To be very well-known; to be familiar to almost everyone.
Usage notes
- Most commonly used in the present tense.
References
- “needs no introduction” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
- “need no introduction” (US) / “need no introduction” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary