- rewrite history
- to try to change the way that people think about an event in the past, often in a way that is not honest or correct
She accused the Prime Minister of trying to rewrite history.
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rewrite history — phrase to try to change the way that people think about an event in the past, often in a way that is not honest or correct She accused the Prime Minister of trying to rewrite history. Thesaurus: related to history and the pastsynonym periods of… … Useful english dictionary
rewrite history — If you rewrite history, you change your version of past events so as to make yourself look better than you would if the truth was told … The small dictionary of idiomes
rewrite history — If you rewrite history, you change your version of past events so as to make yourself look better than you would if the truth was told. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Rewrite history — If you rewrite history, you change your version of past events so as to make yourself look better than you would if the truth was told … Dictionary of English idioms
Rewrite — may refer to one of the following: *Rewrite (programming), the act or result of writing new source code to replace an existing program *Rewrite man, a journalist who works in the office, taking information reported by others and crafting it into… … Wikipedia
rewrite — rewrites, rewriting, rewrote, rewritten (The verb is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːra͟ɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːraɪt[/t]].) 1) VERB If someone rewrites a piece of writing such as a book, an article, or a law, they write it in a different way… … English dictionary
history — noun 1 the past, esp. as a subject of study ADJECTIVE ▪ contemporary, early, recent ▪ the early history of the trade union movement ▪ things that happened in recent history ▪ ancie … Collocations dictionary
history — n. 1) to make history 2) to trace the history of smt. 3) to distort; revise, rewrite history 4) to go down in history as (he went down in history as a tyrant) 5) ancient; cultural; medieval; military; modem; natural history 6) a case; personal… … Combinatory dictionary
rewrite — I UK [ˌriːˈraɪt] / US [ˌrɪˈraɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms rewrite : present tense I/you/we/they rewrite he/she/it rewrites present participle rewriting past tense rewrote UK [ˌriːˈrəʊt] / US [ˌrɪˈroʊt] past participle rewritten UK… … English dictionary
rewrite — verb ADVERB ▪ extensively, substantially (esp. BrE) ▪ completely PHRASES ▪ an attempt to rewrite sth ▪ attempts to rewrite history … Collocations dictionary
