English / idiom
Rest on One's Laurels
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To be complacent with past successes and cease striving for new goals
In context
01
A skilled predator never rests on its laurels, because surviving the wild requires relentless vigilance every single day.
02
After restoring ten acres of mangrove forest, the team refused to rest on their laurels and began another project.
Synonyms
become complacent,sit back,coast
Antonyms
strive continuously,push forward,stay ambitious
Collocations
refuse to rest on one's laurels,cannot rest on one's laurels,tend to rest on one's laurels