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Idiom

rest easy

Meaning

To cease worrying about something; to not be concerned or troubled by worries.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“You can rest easy knowing the work is finished.”

“The doctor told us the test results were normal, so we could finally rest easy.”

“Once the legal team confirmed that all documentation was in order, the board of directors could rest easy regarding the potential liability.”

Examples

simple

“You can rest easy knowing the work is finished.”

contextual

“The doctor told us the test results were normal, so we could finally rest easy.”

complex

“Once the legal team confirmed that all documentation was in order, the board of directors could rest easy regarding the potential liability.”

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