look to one's laurels



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]
See also: laurel, look

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Xeno-Ancient Greek
Hilditrut-Ancient Germanic
Tafari-Eastern African, Amharic
AvisAY-visEnglish
Oved-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Armes[a:mz]