rest on one's laurels

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further. idiomatic
    — "Rail has a good basis for promoting green travel options, but we can't rest on our laurels. We need to keep on moving forwards because other modes are upping their games as well," says Brennan-Brown.

词形变化

rests on one's laurels present,singular,third-person resting on one's laurels participle,present rested on one's laurels participle,past rested on one's laurels past
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