odpočívať na vavrínoch
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== Slovak ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “to rest on one's laurels”. Compare Czech usnout na vavřínech and Polish spoczywać na laurach.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɔtpɔt͡ʃiːvaɟ navavriːnɔx/, [ˈɔtpɔt͡ʃiːʋaɟ ˈnaʋau̯riːnɔx], [ˈɔtpɔt͡ʃiːʋaɟ ˈnaʋaʋriːnɔx]
Hyphenation: od‧po‧čí‧vať na vav‧rí‧noch
=== Verb ===
odpočívať na vavrínoch impf (perfective odpočinúť na vavrínoch)
(intransitive, idiomatic) to rest on one's laurels (to be so satisfied with what one has already achieved that one makes no further effort)
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“odpočívať”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026