look to one's laurels — To make sure that your reputation is not spoiled; protect your good name; keep your record from being beaten by others. * /Tom won the broad jump, but he had to look to his laurels./ * /Look to your laurels, Joan. Betty says she is going to run… … Dictionary of American idioms
look to one's laurels — To be careful not to lose one s pre eminent position • • • Main Entry: ↑laurel * * * be careful not to lose one s superior position to a rival … Useful english dictionary
look to one's laurels — ► look to one s laurels be careful not to lose one s superior position to a rival. Main Entry: ↑laurel … English terms dictionary
look to one's laurels — idi look to one s laurels, to be on guard against rivals … From formal English to slang
look\ to\ one's\ laurels — To make sure that your reputation is not spoiled; protect your good name; keep your record from being beaten by others. Tom won the broad jump, but he had to look to his laurels. Look to your laurels, Joan. Betty says she is going to run against… … Словарь американских идиом
look to one's laurels — be careful not to lose one s superior position to a rival. → laurel … English new terms dictionary
laurel — ► NOUN 1) an aromatic evergreen shrub or small tree with dark green glossy leaves. 2) historical a bay tree. 3) (laurels) a crown woven from bay leaves and awarded as an emblem of victory or mark of honour in classical times. 4) (laurels) honour… … English terms dictionary
laurel — /lawr euhl, lor /, n., v., laureled, laureling or (esp. Brit.) laurelled, laurelling. n. 1. Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. Cf. laurel family. 2 … Universalium
laurel — noun 1》 an aromatic evergreen shrub or small tree with dark green glossy leaves. [Laurus and other genera, family Lauraceae.] 2》 (laurels) a crown woven from the foliage of the bay tree and awarded as an emblem of victory or mark of honour in… … English new terms dictionary
laurel — lau•rel [[t]ˈlɔr əl, ˈlɒr [/t]] n. v. reled, rel•ing (esp. brit.) relled, rel•ling. 1) pln Also called bay IV, 1) sweet bay a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. 2) pln any tree of … From formal English to slang
