go down in history

Idioms  

1. see go down, def. 6.

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Example Sentences

“This exemplary cooperation will go down in history as the first time that governments representing billions of men and women were able to work together to tackle a global danger,” Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, later wrote about the G20 coordination of 2008.

From Barron's

“This exemplary cooperation will go down in history as the first time that governments representing billions of men and women were able to work together to tackle a global danger,” Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, later wrote about the G20 coordination of 2008.

From Barron's

It seemed fundamental to his personality and his desire to go down in history.

From Salon

From a trade perspective, 2026 would probably go down in history books as an epochal year for India.

From BBC

It is fair to say that Kane will go down in history as one of the best strikers to ever play in the Bundesliga.

From BBC