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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For now, Eagles players and fans can rest easy, as their signature play will remain alive.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
State taxing authorities can rest easy on assurances that some of the taxpayer pain will be offset by what amounts to a federal subsidy.
—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
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
State taxing authorities can rest easy on assurances that some of the taxpayer pain will be offset by what amounts to a federal subsidy.
—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
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“Rest easy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20easy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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