EN · C2 · idiomrest on your laurels
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rest on your laurels
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Dialogues in context
EN · C2After Success
- A
A long break after the award?
Po nagrodzie robimy długą przerwę?
- B
We can't rest on our laurels. The final awaits.
Nie możemy spocząć na laurach. Czeka nas finał.
- A
Where do we start?
Od czego zaczniemy?
- B
By improving the last model.
Od poprawy ostatniego modelu.
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Translations
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Po jednej nagrodzie nie możemy spocząć na laurach.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.After one award, we can't rest on our laurels.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nach einem Preis können wir uns nicht auf unseren Lorbeeren ausruhen.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Tras un premio, no podemos dormirnos en los laureles.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.После одной награды нельзя почивать на лаврах.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- rest on your laurels
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Example
After one award, we can't rest on our laurels.
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C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ten projekt jest beczką bez dna, jeśli każde ukończone zadanie prowadzi do kolejnych żądań bez uzgodnionego końca.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.