固步自封

固步自封 [gù bù zì fēng]

1. ■ continue walking in the old steps and seclude oneself; be a standpatter and be proud of it; be self-satisfied with being a stick-in-the-mud; rest complacently on one's laurels; remain where one is, without desire to advance further; rest content with old practice; stick to the beaten track; limit one's own progress; stand still and refuse to make progress; unwilling to move forward