lay at rest

1. Also, lay to rest; set at rest. Satisfy, settle, as in I'll take care of it; you can set your mind at rest, or The arbitrator is sure to lay these questions to rest. [Late 1300s] Also see at rest; lay to rest.

Example Sentences

My busted cell phone lay at rest in my lap.

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They are items of immense significance and many will remember the Crown of Scotland sitting atop the Queen's coffin when she lay at rest at St Giles' Cathedral.

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During that time Elizabeth's coffin lay at rest in Edinburgh Cathedral before being moved to London, where an estimated 250,000 people queued for hours to file past her coffin at Westminster Hall during the lying-in-state.

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A procession transported her from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where for four days she lay at rest, which is akin to lying in state.

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It is the second time the King and his siblings have observed a vigil to the Queen after they did so as she lay at rest in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh earlier this week.

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