Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Rest on one's laurels'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Rest on one's laurels'.

A. To be complacent about past achievements

B. To work harder

C. To plant trees

D. To lie on leaves

Answer: Option A

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It means to rely on former glory.

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B. To blow air on a neck

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B. To do something cheaply or hastily

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