rest on your laurels

意味

to stop trying because of past success

過去の成功に満足して努力をやめる.

例文

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?

文法

rest は規則動詞：rested、resting。your は主語に合わせて my、its、their などに変わる。否定文でよく使う：don't rest on your laurels