lay at rest

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

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.

From Reuters

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From BBC

They previously did so as the Queen lay at rest in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

From BBC