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The expression "resting on one's laurels" refers to someone relying entirely on long-past successes for continued fame or recognition, whereas to "look to one's laurels" means to be careful of losing rank to competition. [2]
By 1597, the poet was resting on his laurels. It seems that he was much favoured at the court of Elizabeth , and he hoped that it would be the same with her successor. In 1603, he addressed a poem of compliment to James I on his accession, but it was ridiculed and his services were rejected.
You don't lock your ideas up in a patent and rest on your laurels." [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The inventor, Thomas J. Campana Jr. , was granted several patents covering his inventions related to the practical implementation of wireless e-mail.
The 2024 election saw a record 263 women returned to Parliament, including 190 female Labour MPs.
Florence Tamagne, author of "Paris: 'Resting on its Laurels'?", wrote that there is a "Gaité parisienne"; she added that Paris "competes with Berlin for the title of LGBT capital of Europe, and ranks only second behind New York for the title of LGBT capital of the world." [1] It has France's only gayborhoods that are officially organized. [1]
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
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