rest on your laurels

Bedeutung

to stop trying because of past success

Sich wegen früherer Erfolge nicht mehr anstrengen.

Beispiele

1. 1The team won last year, but they can't rest on their laurels.
2. 2After her first bestseller, the writer didn't rest on her laurels.
3. 3The restaurant got a great review and then rested on its laurels, so the food slowly got worse.
4. 4You passed the first exam, but don't rest on your laurels; the second one is much harder.
5. 5Is the company resting on its laurels while younger rivals copy its best ideas?

Grammatik

Das Verb rest ist regelmäßig: rested, resting. Der Possessivbegleiter your passt sich dem Subjekt an: my, its, their. Oft verneint: don't rest on your laurels.