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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The legs that saved UCLA against the Nittany Lions last week could rest easy this time, with Iamaleava’s running backs doing the heavy lifting.
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Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Avid fans of DoesTheDogDie website can rest easy.
—Laura Martin, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
In any case, the existing elites can no longer rest easy.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the sport, rest easy — there are only occasional references to the business of soccer (for instance, former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson) — but Saipan is not a sports film in the usual sense, although it could be described as a battle of wills.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Avid fans of DoesTheDogDie website can rest easy.
—Laura Martin, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
In any case, the existing elites can no longer rest easy.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the sport, rest easy — there are only occasional references to the business of soccer (for instance, former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson) — but Saipan is not a sports film in the usual sense, although it could be described as a battle of wills.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Rest easy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20easy. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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