ül a babérjain

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• pihen a babérjain

Etymology

ül (“to sit”) + a (“the”) + babér (“laurel”) +‎ -jai (possessive suffix) +‎ -n (“on”, case suffix), literally “to sit on one's laurels”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈyl ɒ ˈbɒbeːrjɒjin]

Verb

ül a babérjain

1. (idiomatic) to rest on one's laurels (to rely on a past success; to do nothing, to be complacent)

   Synonyms: tétlen, nem csinál semmit

Conjugation

• For the verb, see ül.
• The noun babér (“laurel”) takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the case suffix: babérjaimon, babérjaidon, babérjain, babérjainkon, babérjaitokon, babérjaikon.