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Phrase(s): repose in something
1. to lie stretched out in something, such as a bed. • I think I would like to repose in my own bed for an hour or two before I begin my journey. • Tom reposed in a comfortable chair for the rest of the evening. 2. to lie stretched out in a particular state, such as death or slumber. • She lay on the cot, reposed in slumber, waiting for Prince Charming to arrive. • The ruler reposed in death on public view for two days. 3. [for something] to exist in something or be part of the essence of something. • Much of our cultural heritage reposes in our literature. • Considerable important thinking reposes in folktales and myths.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs