rest easy
idiom
: to stop worrying about something : to not worry about something
I can rest easy knowing that he will be in charge.
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State taxing authorities can rest easy on assurances that some of the taxpayer pain will be offset by what amounts to a federal subsidy.
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Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Opinions Foreign governments can rest easy knowing that Trump’s team will leak sensitive information over and over again, Noah Shachtman writes.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
These controls include bedtime shutdown features so that parents can rest easy when their kids aren’t.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Regardless of what the media says about him, Hurts can rest easy knowing his led his team to a championship.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Opinions Foreign governments can rest easy knowing that Trump’s team will leak sensitive information over and over again, Noah Shachtman writes.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
These controls include bedtime shutdown features so that parents can rest easy when their kids aren’t.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Regardless of what the media says about him, Hurts can rest easy knowing his led his team to a championship.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Rest easy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20easy. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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