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sits on one's laurels

sits on one's laurels is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sits on one's laurels

What is sits on one's laurels the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sits on one's laurels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sit on one's laurels.

Words near sits on one's laurels in the dictionary

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

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