Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is rest on one’s laurels and its meaning is “to be satisfied with one’s accomplishments in the past and not to make any further efforts”.
Example Sentence: In appointing its first ever woman Prime Minister, former Finance Minister and member of the Social Democratic Party Magdalena Andersson, Sweden joined other Nordic nations that have had a woman as a leader… Yet, Ms. Andersson can hardly afford to rest on her laurels as the road ahead for her government and party may well be a bumpy one.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Sweden’s fresh start: On Stockholm’s first ever woman Prime Minister and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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