YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST SHIFT

Meaning of YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST SHIFT in English

you are judged by your most recent work (See also rest on your laurels )

If you believe that you're only as good as your last shift, you should do your best every day.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST SHIFT — you are judged by your most recent work, don't rest on your laurels If you believe that you're only as …
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AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
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AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
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AS — 1. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AS — 1. rel. 1. какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
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AS — (полная форма); əz , z (редуцированные формы) 1. _pron. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
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YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RE — n 1. [Mus.] re; 2. [Mus.] (the note) D [re] 1. n thing, affair, matter; 2. prep regarding, about, of, …
Interlingua English vocab
RE — or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to sail …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHIFT — I. ˈshift verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English shiften (also, to arrange, order), from Old English sciftan; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE — I. noun or ray ˈrā ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin re, from Latin re sonare to resound, a word …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONLY — I. ˈōnlē, -li adjective Etymology: Middle English only, oonly, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one + -līc -ly — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAST
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'RE — (ə)r, ə verb Etymology: by contraction : are what' re you doing these' re right
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin re-, red- 1. : again : anew re do re tell …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHIFT — — shiftingly , adv. — shiftingness , n. /shift/ , v.t. 1. to put (something) aside and replace it by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RE — re 1 /ray/ , n. Music. 1. the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale. 2. (in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONLY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONLY — I. ˈōn-lē adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against 1. : again : anew re tell 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHIFT — vt the act of shifting. 2. shift ·vt to change the clothing of; used reflexively. 3. shift ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
ONLY — adj above all others; particularly. 2. only ·adj singly; without more; as, only-begotten. 3. only ·adj so and no otherwise; …
Webster English vocab
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
Webster English vocab
RE-
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE — [re] n [ML, fr. the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist] (14c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONLY — [on.ly] adj [ME, fr. OE anlic, fr. an one--more at one] (bef. 12c) 1: unquestionably the best: peerless 2: alone …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD — [good] adj bet.ter ; best [ME, fr. OE god; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadhya what one clings to] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE — also spelled Ra, or Phra, in ancient Egyptian religion, god of the sun and creator god. He was believed to …
Britannica English vocabulary
RE — I re note in music BrE AmE reɪ II re preposition 'regarding' BrE AmE riː reɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'RE — 're BrE AmE ə AmE \ ə r ⇨ ▷ they're, we're, you're
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RE — I . / reɪ; NAmE / = ray (4) II . / riː; NAmE / preposition used at the beginning …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHIFT — / ʃɪft; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE 1. shift (sth) (from ... ) (to ... ) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — / ˈəʊnli; NAmE ˈoʊnli/ adjective , adverb , conjunction ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. used to say …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHIFT — I. shift 1 S3 W3 AC /ʃɪft/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sciftan 'to divide, arrange' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RE — I. re 1 /riː/ BrE AmE preposition written formal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'on the matter' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONLY — I. on ‧ ly 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊnli $ ˈoʊn-/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . not more than a particular …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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