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Meaning of dormirse en los laureles



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

dormirse en los laureles
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In Colombia it means siding for overconfid confidence. Believe that after you get a goal you don't have to keep fighting (at least to hold on).

  



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In this locution the laurels represent the glory, the honors achieved; so falling asleep in them is relying too much and not continuing to strive, which can lead to losing the position achieved. See Dafne .

  

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Margarito Cázares Guerrero

rest on the laurels is incorrectly written and it should be written as "Rest on their laurels" being its meaning:
Falls asleep on its laurels the person who let go of the opportunity to obtain a benefit, by being in a State of comfort

  










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