rest on one's laurels
to stop trying to be excellent
TRANSLATION
rest on one's laurels = sich auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhen --- GOOGLE INDEX rest on one's laurels: approximately 100,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Deutsche Telekom CEO has no time to REST ON HIS LAURELS
(Reuters News Service)
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I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well, at least for a time, otherwise women wouldn't marry them. The problem is that most of them begin to REST ON THEIR LAURELS.
writer Nicholas Sparks
(Reuters News Service)
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I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well, at least for a time, otherwise women wouldn't marry them. The problem is that most of them begin to REST ON THEIR LAURELS.
writer Nicholas Sparks
Did you
know?
rest on one's laurels
idiom
- to rely on one's past achievements instead of working to maintain or advance one's status or reputation
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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DID YOU KNOW?
In the ancient Pythian games held at Delphi in Greece and regarded as second in importance only to the Olympics, the winner was crowned with a wreath of laurels, which are leaves from the bay laurel plant (often referred to in English simply as bay leaves, a common herb used in cooking).
In Rome, laurel wreathes were symbols of martial victory, crowning a successful commander during his triumph. In some countries the laurel wreath is used as symbol of the master's degree. The wreath is given to young masters in the graduation ceremony of the university. The word "laureate" in 'poet laureate' refers to being signified by the laurel wreath.
The laurel wreath remains a symbol of victory and success. Thus to rest on one's laurels is to live off one's reputation or refrain from further effort because of satisfaction with what one has already achieved.
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Just because we have enjoyed success with several new products doesn't mean that we should be resting on our laurels."
idiom
- to rely on one's past achievements instead of working to maintain or advance one's status or reputation
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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DID YOU KNOW?
In the ancient Pythian games held at Delphi in Greece and regarded as second in importance only to the Olympics, the winner was crowned with a wreath of laurels, which are leaves from the bay laurel plant (often referred to in English simply as bay leaves, a common herb used in cooking).
In Rome, laurel wreathes were symbols of martial victory, crowning a successful commander during his triumph. In some countries the laurel wreath is used as symbol of the master's degree. The wreath is given to young masters in the graduation ceremony of the university. The word "laureate" in 'poet laureate' refers to being signified by the laurel wreath.
The laurel wreath remains a symbol of victory and success. Thus to rest on one's laurels is to live off one's reputation or refrain from further effort because of satisfaction with what one has already achieved.
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Just because we have enjoyed success with several new products doesn't mean that we should be resting on our laurels."
