lay/put (something) to rest
idiom
: to make someone stop thinking about or believing (something) by showing it is not true
I want to lay/put to rest any lingering doubts about my decision.
You can lay/put those worries to rest now.
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Aidan Hutchinson looking like Aidan Hutchinson If there were any lingering concerns over Hutchinson’s injury, they can be put to rest.
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s own supporters, his administration on Friday asked a federal court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case in an effort to put to rest for good a political crisis largely of its own making.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 July 2025
The findings could put to rest one of the biggest questions around the terrifying incident: Who is to blame?
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Any doubt about the genuine chemistry between this quartet is put to rest by this impromptu moment in a hotel meeting room.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s own supporters, his administration on Friday asked a federal court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case in an effort to put to rest for good a political crisis largely of its own making.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 July 2025
The findings could put to rest one of the biggest questions around the terrifying incident: Who is to blame?
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Any doubt about the genuine chemistry between this quartet is put to rest by this impromptu moment in a hotel meeting room.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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“Lay/put (something) to rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lay%2Fput%20%28something%29%20to%20rest. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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