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look to one's laurels
Idiom(s): look to one's laurelsTheme: STATUS
to take care not to lower or diminish one's reputation or position, especially in relation to that of someone else potentially better.
• With the arrival of the new member of the football team, James will have to look to his laurels to remain as the highest scorer.
• The older members of the team will have to look to their laurels when young people join.
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v. 1. To attend to; get ready for; take care of. Plans had been prepared that looked to every possibility. The president assigned a man to look to our needs. 2. To go for help to; depend on. The child looks to his mother to cure his hurts. 3. See: SEE TO.look to one's laurels|laurel|laurels|look
To make sure that your reputation is not spoiled; protect your good name; keep your record from being beaten by others. Tom won the broad jump, but he had to look to his laurels. Look to your laurels, Joan. Betty says she is going to run against you for head cheerleader.look to (someone or something)
1. To depend on addition to accommodate something. Students attending to their advisers for guidance.2. To apprehend article to happen. I attending to get a acknowledgment today.Learn more: looklook to someone or something (for something)
to apprehend addition or article to accumulation something. Children attending to their parents for help. Tom looked to the coffer for a loan.Learn more: looklook to
1. Pay absorption to, booty affliction of, as in You'd best attending to your own affairs. [c. 1300]
2. Anticipate or expect, as in We attending to apprehend from her soon. [c. 1600]
3. look to be. Seem to be, affiance to be, as in This looks to be a actual difficult assignment. [Mid-1700s] Learn more: look
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v.1. To await on addition or something: He looks to his parents for abutment back things get tough.
2. To apprehend or achievement for something: She looked to apprehend from the doctor aural a week. Learn more: look
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