Usually means: Remain satisfied with past achievements.
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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word rest on one's laurels:

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  1. rest on one's laurels: Merriam-Webster
  2. rest on one's laurels: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. rest on one's laurels, rest on one's laurels: Collins English Dictionary
  4. rest on one's laurels: Wiktionary
  5. rest on one's laurels, rest on ones laurels: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (rest on one's laurels)

verb:  (idiomatic) To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.


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