After India's cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrutilk who was playing both tennis and cricket till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history. What does the underlined phrase mean in this context? A. History will rest in peace B. Rest is recorded in history books C. It is a well-known story D. History is archaic
GATE 2016 · General Aptitude · Phrasal Verbs · medium
Answer: C. It is a well-known story
- Identify the idiom: 'The rest is history' is a fixed expression used to say: what came after is already famous and does not need retelling. It implies the person went on to notable success.
- Eliminate wrong options: A — 'History will rest in peace' misreads 'rest' as 'repose'. B — 'Recorded in history books' over-specifies; the idiom does not require an actual historical record. D — 'History is archaic' is entirely off-topic. C — 'It is a well-known story' perfectly captures the idiom's meaning.