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It's not surprising that A; A is no surprise; A is no wonder
The second clause in the sentence is obvious/natural given the situation A. This second clause can follow or precede the this expression.
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この     だけ  こと  あって  よく        
It's no surprise that this medicine is expensive as it works really well, right?
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   あまり             だけ  こと  ある  
They (he and she) get along so well, it's no wonder there is gossip about them (i.e. dating).
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この    すごく きれい    さすが 西   だけ  こと  ある  
This fabric is lovely. It's no wonder that it's Nishijin silk (a famous maker of silks).

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AVerb: Casual
 
ANoun
 
Aい-adjective
 
Aな-adjective な/だった
 
 
だけことある
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だけ
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ちゃん
Level: 979
(6 years ago)
As already stated だけあって and だけに have a similar meaning, but one needs to be careful, since compared to だけのことはある the sentence order is often reversed with those two structures.
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Level: 1
(14 years ago)
だけあって and だけに are also possible.
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