LOOK TO YOUR LAURELS / SPILL THE BEANS:

From Sampath’s Desk:

 

LOOK TO YOUR LAURELS / SPILL THE BEANS:

 

LOOK TO YOUR LAURELS:

 

Meaning:

 

If you tell someone to look to their laurels, you ask them to think and act seriously/differently and work hard to continue to be successful over others against all odds and not to give up or start failing -  looking to your laurels means to make extra efforts to succeed even amid more and cut-throat competition – protect one’s pre-eminent reputation or position especially against a threat of being surpassed or overwhelmed by competition or competitors – be careful not to lose your superior status/position to a rival.

 

 

Example sentences:

 

Your opponent has done very well in the practice sessions, so you would better LOOK TO YOUR LAURELS in the actual game.

 

With the arrival of a new good performing member in the football team, ‘X’ will have to LOOK TO HIS LAURELS to retain his name and fame as the highest scorer.

 

Nowadays, there are a number of similar products coming up in the market; hence the older established companies have to LOOK TO THEIR LAURELS.

 

The new girl in the class Geetha is unusually brilliant, and if you don’t want to lose your place at the head of the class you must LOOK TO YOUR LAURELS.


 

SPILL THE BEANS:

 

Reveal secret information intentionally or unintentionally – disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely - if you SPILL THE BEANS, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.

 

 

Example sentences:

  

‘X’ wanted ‘Y’ to own up the mistake threatening to SPILL THE BEANS otherwise.

 

Don’t worry. I will not SPILL THE BEANS.

 

This is a secret, don’t SPILL THE BEANS to anyone.

 

That greedy person SPILLED THE BEANS at the drop of a hat (without hesitation or good reason, maybe for something in return).

 

He is most likely to SPILL THE BEANS and turn approver in the case.

 

At first hesitant and tight-lipped, he eventually SPILLED THE BEANS.

 

There will surely be a few surprises during the upcoming committee meeting but I won’t SPILL THE BEANS right now.


 

Proverb:

 

Jack of all trade is master of none.

பல மரங்கண்ட தச்சன் ஒரு மரமும் வெட்டான்.

 


(R.SAMPATH)

23/11/2020

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