rest on one's laurels

Meaning: To be so satisfied with what one has already accomplished that one no longer works very hard.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

More idioms — Daily Life

ring a bell — To stir something in one's memory; to cause someone to remember something.
roll with the punches — To adjust to bad fortune; to take a relaxed attitude towards life and its problems.
see someone or something through rose-colored glasses — To see something in a falsely good way; not to see something objectively.
rub elbows with someone — To associate with someone; to come into contact with someone.
rub someone the wrong way — To irritate someone.
run circles around someone — To outperform someone by a wide margin; to be better than someone.

run amok — To run around in a frenzied or disorderly way.
run its course — To follow a natural progression without interference.
run-of-the-mill — Ordinary or usual.
run something into the ground — To belabor something beyond reason; to go too far with something.
sales pitch — A speech or presentation designed to persuade someone to buy or do something.
save something for a rainy day — To save something, usually money, for a possible future need.

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