lay to rest
Idioms-
See lay at rest .
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Bury someone, as in She wanted to be laid to rest beside her husband . This usage replaced the earlier go to rest . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Hull City Council told the BBC it would speak with those affected "to agree how we can lay to rest unidentified ashes".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024
The finale should finally lay to rest speculation that Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, who have a lucrative production deal with Netflix, were able to wield influence over the Emmy-winning series.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023
“We close our eyes and bow our heads collectively as one city, knowing that this man that we lay to rest here today was one of the very best amongst us,”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023
We can at long last lay to rest the debate over what’s the right size for a phone because I just made up an answer: 6.1 inches.
From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2022
So we lay to rest the wide-eyed wonder we once thrived upon, replacing it with scars of which we never speak, too knotted for any amount of technology to repair.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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