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词汇 rest/sit on your laurels
释义
idiomrest/sit on your laurelsto stop trying to achieve anything new, because you are satisfied with what you have achieved alreadyoften used in the negative:A tour of the modern languages unit will prove that the school has not been resting on its laurels since last year's excellent examination results.Far from sitting on its laurels, the Fairfax Group is planning a determined onslaught on the American market.
Note In ancient times, leaves from a Laurel tree were given to people such as poets and athletes as an honour.
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