the rest is history en · X
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) One does not need to continue narrating a story as the subsequent events are assumed to be well-known.
Sarah and I got married back in 1956 and the rest is history.
And we said, “We're all going to agree on one name, and we're all going to start using it.” We voted on “sourceware” versus “open source,” and “open source” won. We had the press conference at five, and the rest is history.
2009, Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene, quoting Tim O'Reilly, Beautiful Teams: Inspiring and Cautionary Tales from Veteran Team Leaders, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 4:
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Translations (14)
it il resto è storia (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · es lo demás es historia (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · pt o resto é história (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · ka დანარჩენი უკვე ისტორიაა (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · sv resten är historia (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · fr on connaît la suite (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · de der Rest ist Geschichte (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · et ülejäänut te juba teate (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · pl reszta jest historią (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · yue 淨低嘅都係歷史 /净低嘅都系历史 (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · fi loppu on historiaa (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · nl de rest is geschiedenis (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · fr le reste est de l'histoire (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) · cmn 餘下的都是歷史 /余下的都是历史 (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story)