to rest on one's laurels
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to become satisfied with one's past achievements and to stop making efforts to improve or progress
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Disapproving
Idiom
例
After winning the championship, the team began to rest on its laurels and stopped practicing as hard as before.
The author's first book was a bestseller, but she can not rest on her laurels and must continue to produce quality work to maintain her success.
