history is on someone's side
idiom
—used to say that it is a good thing for someone that the fact that something happened in the past means it will likely happen again
They believe that they will succeed because history is on their side.
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“History is on someone's side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/history%20is%20on%20someone%27s%20side. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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