Resting on Ones Laurels

Datuk Sri Najib without his laurels

After losing the Kuala Terengganu by-elections, DPM Datuk Sri Najib was quoted as stating that BN should not "rest on their laurels"..... I wonder how many padentic old farts like me out there immediately jumped up and down saying; "That's an Oxymoron!!!". You only gain your laurels for succeeding; YOU LOST!!!!

For those of you who want to know what the phrase "Resting on your laurels" mean, a full explanation; including why it means what it means; can be looked up in Wikipedia.

For the rest of you, (I've excluded myself as I've looked it up) it basically means resting on your past successes.