put+to+rest

  • 11put to bed — {v. phr.} 1. To put to rest for the night. * /Father put the three children to bed./ * /The boy seemed ill, so the nurse put him to bed./ 2. {informal} To complete preparations and print. * /The newspaper was put to bed at 1:15 A.M./ * /The… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12put\ to\ bed — v. phr. 1. To put to rest for the night. Father put the three children to bed. The boy seemed ill, so the nurse put him to bed. 2. informal To complete preparations and print. The newspaper was put to bed at 1:15 A.M. The pressroom was late in… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 13rest*/*/*/ — [rest] noun I 1) [singular] the part of something that remains, or the people or things that remain I m not really hungry – do you want the rest?[/ex] Rain will spread to the rest of the country by evening.[/ex] The rest of the attackers were in… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 14put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16put someone's mind at ease — put (someone s) mind at ease to cause someone to stop worrying. He chose his words carefully to put his mother s mind at ease. Usage notes: also used in the forms put someone s mind at rest and set someone s mind at rest: To put his mind at rest …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 17put mind at ease — put (someone s) mind at ease to cause someone to stop worrying. He chose his words carefully to put his mother s mind at ease. Usage notes: also used in the forms put someone s mind at rest and set someone s mind at rest: To put his mind at rest …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 18put (someone's) mind at rest — put/set (someone s) mind at rest to make someone stop worrying. If it ll put your mind at rest, I can drive you home and you can make sure the door s locked …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 19put someone's mind at at rest — put/set/someone’s mind at ease/at rest/ phrase to stop someone feeling worried Your assurances have really put my mind at rest. Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20Put — Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English