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sit on one's laurels

sit on one's laurels verb: synonym of rest 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.

Synonyms of sit on one's laurels

Forms of sit on one's laurels

third-person singular presentsits on one's laurels
present participlesitting on one's laurels
past participlesat on one's laurels
pastsat on one's laurels

Questions about sit on one's laurels

What does sit on one's laurels mean?
Sit on one's laurels means synonym of rest on one's laurels.
What part of speech is sit on one's laurels?
Sit on one's laurels is a verb.
What is the past tense of sit on one's laurels?
The past tense of sit on one's laurels is sat on one's laurels.

Words near sit on one's laurels in the dictionary

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

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