Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Keiner ruht sich auf Erreichtem aus
English translation:
We don't rest on our laurels
German term
Keiner ruht sich auf Erreichtem aus
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| 3 +9 | We don't rest on our laurels |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 | Nobody rests on the accomplished |
TDfreelance
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May 12, 2008 14:23: Kim Metzger changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Mechanics / Mech Engineering" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
May 12, 2008 15:09: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "Keiner ruht sich auf Erreichtem aus." to "Keiner ruht sich auf Erreichtem aus"
May 13, 2008 07:27: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Marketing"
May 13, 2008 07:27: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/647682">Z.E. Ball's</a> old entry - "Keiner ruht sich auf Erreichtem aus"" to ""We don\'t rest on our laurels""
Proposed translations
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Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
We don't rest on our laurels
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/32/messages/666.htm...
| Thanks Kim, this is perfect. |
Fast and accurate - letter for letter
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
Nobody rests on the accomplished
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Armorel Young
: Just doesn't sound like proper English - and "on the accomplishments" is downright wrong unless you say what accomplishments are being referred to
27 mins
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| neutral |
Brigitte Albert (X)
: I agree with Armorel; it is not an expression that an English speaker would use.
32 mins
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writeaway
: agree with Armorel's comments. and "the accomplished" is simply not English.
41 mins
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Jim Tucker (X)
: sounds Denglish
1 hr
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