go down in history

idiom

: to be remembered as a very important person or event

The discovery of the structure of DNA will go down in history.

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Trump would go down in history as the leader who lost Ukraine. —

Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025 The revolution that began with peaceful protests will likely go down in history as one of the bravest of the Arab Spring, so tight was the grip of Syrian security services over people’s lives. —

Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024 In contrast, most Republicans and independents — 76% and 51% — believe the president will go down in history as poor or below average. —

Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025 Aging and postpartum bodies could quickly go down in history as scarier than the boogeyman. —

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