rest on one's oars

[rest on one's oars] {v. phr.}

To stop trying; stop working for a while; rest.

* /The man who wants to become a millionaire can never rest on his oars./

* /A high school student who wants to go to college cannot rest on his oars./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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