go down in/make history
make history
To do something historically significant; to do something important that will be remembered and recorded for a long time. She made history by becoming the first woman to hold the position. They are trying to make history as the only team ever to come back from an 0-3 start.
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make history
Do something memorable or spectacular enough to influence the course of history, as in That first space flight made history. [Mid-1800s]
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make history
do something that is remembered in or influences the course of history.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
go down in/make ˈhistory
be or do something so important that it will be recorded in history: Roger Bannister made history as the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. ♢ This battle will go down in history as one of our most important victories.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
make history
To do something memorable or spectacular enough to influence the course of history: The first space flight made history.
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