go down in history

Idioms  

1. see go down, def. 6.

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Example Sentences

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

The co-founder and CEO, Marcos Galperin, who should go down in history as one of great CEOs of the past 20 years, became executive chairman this month.

From Barron's

The battle of Pokrovsk will probably go down in history as the first in which unmanned ground vehicles were used on a mass scale, largely to deliver supplies and evacuate wounded.

From BBC

“She will go down in history as one of the most important speakers,” James Thurber, a congressional expert at Washington’s American University, said.

From Los Angeles Times

“That’s going to go down in history as one of the best championship performances in any sport,” pitching coach Mark Prior added.

From Los Angeles Times