dormir sobre os louros

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dormir sobre os louros (first-person singular present durmo sobre os louros, third-person singular present dorme sobre os louros, first-person singular preterite dormi sobre os louros, past participle dormido sobre os louros)

  1. (idiomatic) to rest on one's laurels (to rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further)