usnout na vavřínech znamená v angličtina

rest on one's laurels▼(rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further)
verb
[UK: rest ɒn wʌnz ˈlɒ.rəlz] [US: ˈrest ɑːn wʌnz ˈlɔː.rəlz]