the rest is history
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Meaning · English
What happened after that is well-known or easily guessed
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Những gì xảy ra sau đó là được biết đến rộng rãi hoặc dễ đoán
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Literally: the remaining part is history
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The rest, as they say, is history.
5 minutes left LEEDS apply the pressure, the ball rebounds to Strachan at the edge of the area, the ball flies in the top corner and I've never felt as much relief around Elland road. The rest is history.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “the rest is history” mean?
What happened after that is well-known or easily guessed Literally: the remaining part is history
Is “the rest is history” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.