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it is by no means accident al · there is good reason for it · where there's reek, there's heat · every why has a (or its) wherefore

事出有因
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Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course · inevitable and right理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránlogical · only to be expected · rational and clearly structured (of text)顺理成章shùn lǐ chéng zhānglit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason · no smoke without fire无风不起浪wú fēng bù qǐ làng
Antonyms
(idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably平白无故píng bái wú gù(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable莫名其妙mò míng qí miào