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Phrase(s): lay something to rest Go to put something to rest.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. See LAY AT REST. 2. Bury someone, as in She wanted to be laid to rest beside her husband. This usage replaced the earlier go to rest. [Late 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): lay someone to rest Euph. to bury a dead person. • They laid her to rest by her mother and father, out in the old churchyard. • We gather together today to lay our beloved son to rest.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs