to rest easy
16
4.2
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
estar tranquilo
- Now I can rest easy knowing my Forschner (not very fancy anyway) will be okay.
- rest easy knowing
- rest easy at night
- just rest easy
I'll have to say I can rest easy.
- I'll have to say I can rest easy.
- But I am resting easy in the idea that storms don't last forever and all the chaos of the past year eventually will come to a close.
- So this threw a bone back to the Brits so that they can rest easily that their king was stripped from the name of the planet.
Examples
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Now that you know the secrets to success, you can rest easy.
Blog text (20) -
For the moment you can rest easy, knowing that you got what you wanted.
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You can rest easy now.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the meantime, Max, try to rest easy until you hear from me.
Fiction book (1992) -
We can rest easy with Roberto on the lookout.
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Rest easy, Mr. Wilson.
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Rest easy, Mr. Lefroy.
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At least now I'll rest easy knowing you're safe in your bed. "Oh, the diaries haven't gone," she replied.
Fiction book (1990) -
You can rest easy now that everything has been resolved.
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With the good news, she can finally rest easy without any worries.
Synonyms
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1.0
To feel less nervous and more calm
594
1.4
To become less angry, excited, or upset
572
2.5
Relax and avoid doing too much or worrying
99
4.9
To relax and become calm after you feel upset
56
2.5
To become quiet and calm after being excited
35
3.4
Become relaxed and less tense after work or a stressful time
35
4.3
Become calm and quiet inside after trouble
35
3.7
Be sure that something will happen, so do not worry
12
2.5
To feel very relieved after a time of worry
11
4.2
Relax and become less tense after work or stress
10
6.3
Become more relaxed and easygoing
5
3.4
To feel relaxed and relieved after a worrying time
1
5.6
Relax and become less tense or formal
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to feel calm or relieved' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'rest' (to relax or stop activity) with 'easy' (comfortable, relaxed); together they convey being at ease. This compositional pattern (verb + adjective expressing manner/state) is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Rest easy may come from the simple image of lying down to rest on a soft bed after a danger has passed. Feeling easy there means being comfortable and free from worry, so the phrase now means 'to feel calm' or 'relieved'.