rest on your laurels

Related to word: rest

Idiom

Definition

  1. To be complacent about one's past successes and make no further effort to improve or achieve more.

    安于现状,不思进取

    • Despite winning the competition, he didn't rest on his laurels; instead, he trained even harder.

      尽管赢得了比赛,他并没有满足于现有的成就;相反地,他更加努力地训练。

    • After developing a best-selling product, their company didn't rest on its laurels and continued to launch new innovations.

      在开发出一款畅销产品后,他们的公司并没有满足于现有的成就,而是继续推出新的创新。

    • A successful entrepreneur never rests on their laurels; they always seek new opportunities for growth instead of becoming complacent.

      一位成功的企业家永远不会满足于现有的成就;他们总是寻找新的成长机会,而不是变得自满。