‘Don’t rest on your laurels’ is a better option. The idiom means don’t become complacent or satisfied with past achievements, and continue to work towards future success.
The mix-up between ‘don’t rest on your laurels’ and ‘don’t rest on your oars’ may be as a result of misunderstanding.
‘Rest on your oars’ could be a literal interpretation related to rowing, where resting on the oars means taking a break. However, ‘rest on your laurels’ is an expression that warns against becoming complacent due to past achievements. Therefore, ‘rest on your laurels’ specifically refers to relying on past successes rather than continuing to strive for more.
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