rest on your laurels

Nghĩa

to stop trying because of past success

Ngừng cố gắng vì thành công đã có.

Ví dụ

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?

Ngữ pháp

rest là động từ có quy tắc: rested, resting. your đổi theo chủ ngữ: my, its, their. Thường dùng ở dạng phủ định: don’t rest on your laurels.