rest on your laurels

意思

to stop trying because of past success

因過去的成功而不再努力.

例句

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 是規則動詞：rested、resting。your 隨主詞變化：my、its、their。常用於否定句：don't rest on your laurels。