rest on your laurels

뜻

to stop trying because of past success

과거의 성공에 만족해 더 노력하지 않다.

예문

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?

문법

rest는 규칙 동사다: rested, resting. your는 주어에 맞춰 바뀐다: my, its, their. 부정문으로 자주 쓴다: don't rest on your laurels.