win one's laurels
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rest on one's laurels — {v. phr.} To be satisfied with the success you have already won; stop trying to win new honors. * /Getting an A in chemistry almost caused Mike to rest on his laurels./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rest on one's laurels — {v. phr.} To be satisfied with the success you have already won; stop trying to win new honors. * /Getting an A in chemistry almost caused Mike to rest on his laurels./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rest\ on\ one's\ laurels — v. phr. To be satisfied with the success you have already won; stop trying to win new honors. Getting an a in chemistry almost caused Mike to rest on his laurels … Словарь американских идиом
win — Synonyms and related words: Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, accomplish, achieve, acquire, annex, argue into, ascendancy, attain, bag, be seized of, bear the palm, beat, beat all hollow, best, bring in, bring over, bring round, bring to… … Moby Thesaurus
success — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Favorable termination Nouns 1. success, successfulness; good fortune, luck, run of luck; prosperity; accomplishment (see completion); one s finest hour. 2. (financial success) great success, land office… … English dictionary for students
repute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reputation Nouns 1. repute, reputation, distinction, mark, name, figure; note, notability, celebrity, fame, famousness, renown, popularity, credit, prestige, glory, honor; luster, illustriousness,… … English dictionary for students
triumph — n 1. conquest, victory, win, walkaway, walkover, Sl. pushover, Sl. picnic; feat, coup, feather in one s cap; Inf. ten strike, Inf. grand slam; Sl. killing, Sl. smash; stroke of genius, tour de force, masterstroke, Fr. coup de maitre; success,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Henry Bacon — (November 28 1866 ndash; February 17 1924) an American Beaux Arts architect, is best remembered for his severe Greek Doric Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (built 1915 ndash;1922), which was his final project. Education and early career Henry … Wikipedia
victory — [n] win, success achievement, advantage, ascendancy, bull’s eye*, clean sweep*, conquest, control, defeat, defeating, destruction, dominion, feather in cap*, gain, grand slam*, hit, hole in one*, killing*, laurels, mission accomplished*,… … New thesaurus
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
basketball — /bas kit bawl , bah skit /, n. 1. a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent s basket. 2. the round,… … Universalium
