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Phrase(s): rest in something
1. to be comfortable in something, such as a chair or a bed. • I rested in the chair for a while and then got up and made supper. • I will rest in bed until I feel better. 2. to be at ease in a particular condition or status, such as comfort or comfortable surroundings. • I hope that you can rest in comfort for the rest of the night. • We rested in the plush surroundings and then went back out into the hot sun to work. 3. [for something] to have its source in something. • The source of her magnetism rests in the way she uses her eyes. • His skill rests in his thorough training., Phrase(s): rest something in someone or something
to place or vest something in someone or something. • The board of directors saw fit to rest the power to hire and fire in the office of the vice president. • The president rested the power to hire and fire in the hands of his son, who promptly fired all the top managers.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs