rest on one's laurels

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55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: դափնիների վրա հանգչել (dapʻnineri vra hangčʻel) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Belarusian: спачыва́ць на ла́ўрах (spačyvácʹ na láwrax) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Catalan: adormir-se sobre els llorers — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Catalan: aturar-se sobre els llorers — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Catalan: estacionar-se sobre els llorers — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Catalan: estancar-se sobre els llorers — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Chinese Cantonese: 食老本 — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Chinese Mandarin: 安於現狀,不思進取 /安于现状 — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Chinese Mandarin: 不思进取 (ānyú xiànzhuàng, bùsī jìnqǔ) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Czech: usnout na vavřínech — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Danish: hvile på sine laurbær — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Dutch: op zijn lauweren rusten — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Faroese: njóta framd avrik — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Finnish: levätä laakereillaan — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• French: se reposer sur ses lauriers — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• French: s'endormir sur ses lauriers — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• French: s'endormir dans les délices de Capoue — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• French: s'endormir sur le rôti — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• German: sich auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhen — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Greek: επαναπαύομαι στις δάφνες μου (epanapávomai stis dáfnes mou) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Greek: αναπαύομαι στις δάφνες μου (anapávomai stis dáfnes mou) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Hebrew: נח על זרי הדפנה (nakh al zeréi hadafná) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Hungarian: ül a babérjain — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Italian: riposare sugli allori — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Italian: dormire sugli allori — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Italian: adagiarsi sugli allori — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Italian: sedersi sugli allori — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Japanese: 胡坐をかく (agura o kaku) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Japanese: 胡座をかく (agura o kaku) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Latvian: atdusēties uz lauriem — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Lithuanian: užmigti ant laurų — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Lithuanian: ilsėtis ant laurų — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Norwegian Bokmål: hvile på sine laurbær — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Polish: spoczywać na laurach — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Polish: spocząć na laurach — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Portuguese: dormir sobre os louros — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Portuguese: dormir sobre os louros colhidos — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Portuguese: dormir à sombra dos louros — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Portuguese: adormecer sobre os louros — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Romanian: a se culca pe-o ureche — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Romanian: a se culca pe lauri — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Russian: почива́ть на ла́врах (počivátʹ na lávrax) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Russian: останови́ться на дости́гнутом (ostanovítʹsja na dostígnutom) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Serbo-Croatian: спа́вати на лово̀рикама — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Serbo-Croatian: spávati na lovòrikama — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Slovak: odpočívať na vavrínoch — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Slovak: odpočinúť na vavrínoch — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Slovene: počivati na lovorikah — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Spanish: dormirse en los laureles — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Spanish: dormir en los laureles — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Spanish: sentarse en sus laureles — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Spanish: dormirse sobre los laureles — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Swedish: vila på sina lagrar — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Swedish: vila på lagrarna — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
• Ukrainian: спочива́ти на ла́врах (spočyváty na lávrax) — rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further