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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As the World Series approaches, fans might take a moment to appreciate an era that has given us baseball players, like the Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge and the Dodgers’ pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani, who will go down in history with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Getty Images The year 2025 will go down in history as one where Black women hoopers dominated popular culture.
—Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This deal and trade and deal will go down in history as one of the most dynamic ever witnessed.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As for Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau, well, that might just go down in history as a quick fling that was never going to last long.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Aug. 2025
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Getty Images The year 2025 will go down in history as one where Black women hoopers dominated popular culture.
—Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This deal and trade and deal will go down in history as one of the most dynamic ever witnessed.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As for Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau, well, that might just go down in history as a quick fling that was never going to last long.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go down in history
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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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