rest easy
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Meaning · English
Feel relieved or reassured
Literally: remain at ease while sleeping
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
I was given a scare by a doctor I interviewed for the TV program who warned me not to rest easy just because I had no allergic symptoms at the moment.Bác sĩ mà tôi đã phỏng vấn cho một chương trình đã dọa tôi một phen hết hồn. Ông ấy nói là tôi không được lơ là chỉ vì lúc này tôi không có triệu chứng dị ứng.
Tatoeba sentence #255136 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “rest easy” mean?
Feel relieved or reassured Literally: remain at ease while sleeping
Is “rest easy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.