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.

Examples of lay/put (something) to rest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The myth that Google Chrome’s Incognito mode provides adequate privacy protections can finally be put to rest. —Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024

The image released Sunday by Kensington Palace shows the Princess of Wales surrounded by her children and appears intended to put to rest speculation about her health. —Brian Fung, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024

More than 3,000 hits — in MLB alone — and many successful Japanese position players later, those doubts have been put to rest. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024

Two years later, in September 1994, the INSLAW case — the matter at the center of Casolaro’s Octopus investigation — was also put to rest. —Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024

Any sense that Daniels’ ongoing kerfuffle with the 45th President of the United States has been a net positive for her life is put to rest in Sarah Gibson’s new documentary Stormy, premiering at SXSW ahead of a March 18 launch on Peacock. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024

Congressional leaders unveiled a six-bill spending package on Sunday, after months of disagreement over how to fund the government was finally put to rest with a deal last week. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024

Just a short time after the rumor began circulating online and picked up steam, it has seemingly been put to rest. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

The message was clear: There's room in theaters for both, and any notion of a feud between the two movies should be put to rest. —Brendan Morrow, The Week, 20 July 2023