Meaning & use

rest easy

phrase·Everyday

To stop worrying and feel calm, often because a problem has been resolved or is being handled.

See it in a sentence

You can rest easy now that the results came back normal.

The manager told the team to rest easy; the deadline had been extended.

A note on using this word

"Rest easy" reassures someone, and it also appears in the related phrase "rest in peace" on gravestones.

Words with a similar meaning

relaxnot worry

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Words with an opposite meaning

worryfret

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