the rest is history

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Phrase

the rest is history

1. (idiomatic) An indication that 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.

   • 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:

     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.

Translations

used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 淨低嘅都係歷史／净低嘅都系历史

  Mandarin: 餘下的都是歷史／余下的都是历史

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: de rest is geschiedenis
• Estonian: ülejäänut te juba teate
• Finnish: loppu on historiaa
• French: le reste est de l’histoire, on connaît la suite
• German: der Rest ist Geschichte
• Italian: il resto è storia
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: reszta jest historią
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: lo demás es historia
• Swedish: resten är historia

See also

• handwave
• wave of the hand