"rest easy" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rests easy [present, singular, third-person], resting easy [participle, present], rested easy [participle, past], rested easy [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rest easy (third-person singular simple present rests easy, present participle resting easy, simple past and past participle rested easy)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To cease worrying about something; to not be concerned or troubled by worries. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-rest_easy-en-verb-hQO6Qwsb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rest easy meaning in English (1.1kB)

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