look to one's laurels

Protect one's preeminent reputation or position, especially against a threat of being surpassed. For example, Your opponent's done very well in the practice, so you'd better look to your laurels in the actual game . This idiom alludes to laurels as the traditional material for making a victor's crown. [Late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jonas	['dʒəunəs]
Merob	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
HÁVar&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Donatianus	-	Late Roman
Penn	[pen]
Vibeke	-	Danish, Norwegian