at rest


In a state of inactivity or repose, either physical or mental. For example, The doctor's clear explanation put her mind at rest. Chaucer used this idiom in Troilus and Cressida (c. 1374): “I mine heart set at rest upon this point.” Also see lay at rest.

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How to use at rest in a sentence

  • Mr. Roberts looked from her to his wife,—his face smiling, curious, yet with a sort of at-rest expression.

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