go down in history
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: 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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In contrast, most Republicans and independents — 76% and 51% — believe the president will go down in history as poor or below average.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Aging and postpartum bodies could quickly go down in history as scarier than the boogeyman.
—Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
If that were to happen, MicroStrategy will go down in history as a once-in-a-generation financial trailblazer.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The resulting photo op may go down in history with Michael Dukakis riding around in a tank in an ill-fitting helmet, or Calvin Coolidge uncomfortably sporting a Native American headdress.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Aging and postpartum bodies could quickly go down in history as scarier than the boogeyman.
—Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
If that were to happen, MicroStrategy will go down in history as a once-in-a-generation financial trailblazer.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The resulting photo op may go down in history with Michael Dukakis riding around in a tank in an ill-fitting helmet, or Calvin Coolidge uncomfortably sporting a Native American headdress.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Go down in history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20down%20in%20history. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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