rest is history.

rest is history.
The rest is history.
Fig. Everyone knows the rest of the story that I am referring to. •

Bill: Then they arrested all the officers of the corporation, and the rest is history.

Bob: Hey, what happened between you and Sue? Bill: Finally we realized that we could never get along, and the rest is history.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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