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sat on one's laurels

sat on one's laurels is the simple past and past participle of sit on one's laurels.

Meaning of sit on one's laurels

Verb

sit on one's laurels (third-person singular simple present sits on one's laurels, present participle sitting on one's laurels, simple past and past participle sat on one's laurels)

  1. Synonym of rest on one's laurels.

Questions about sat on one's laurels

What is sat on one's laurels the simple past and past participle of?
Sat on one's laurels is the simple past and past participle of sit on one's laurels.

Words near sat on one's laurels in the dictionary

  1. sat on death's doorstep
  2. sat on it
  3. sat on one's arse
  4. sat on one's ass
  5. sat on one's hands
  6. sat on one's laurels
  7. sat on someone's wheel
  8. sat on the fence
  9. sat one's ass down
  10. sat one's butt down
  11. sat out

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