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look to your laurels
idiom
to make an extra effort to succeed because there is more competition: 更加努力
Nowadays there are a number of similar products on the market and the older, established companies are having to look to their laurels.由于市场上已经出现了很多竞争产品，那些老牌公司不得不加大投入。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
as a dare
be one up on someoneidiom
cat
catchup
challenge someone to something/do something
dare
get one up on someoneidiom
give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom
go in for something
go toe to toeidiom
hyper-competitive
jungle
pit
sharp elbowsidiom
sharp-elbowed
sharpen (something) up
sharpen your elbowsidiom
showing
snap
toe
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