Idiom
lay to rest
Meaning
To bury someone who has died.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The family gathered to lay their grandfather to rest.”
“After the long funeral service, the family walked to the cemetery to lay their loved one to rest.”
“Following the tragic accident, the community came together to lay the young hero to rest with full honors.”
Examples
simple
“The family gathered to lay their grandfather to rest.”
contextual
“After the long funeral service, the family walked to the cemetery to lay their loved one to rest.”
complex
“Following the tragic accident, the community came together to lay the young hero to rest with full honors.”
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