put+to+rest
21Put — 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… …
22Put case — Put 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 …
23put someone's mind at ease — 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 …
24rest — [n1] inactivity break, breather*, breathing space*, calm, calmness, cessation, coffee break*, comfort, composure, cutoff, downtime*, doze, dreaminess, ease, forty winks*, halt, holiday, hush, idleness, interlude, intermission, interval, leisure,… …
25put your feet up — phrase to sit down and relax, especially with your feet raised off the ground Thesaurus: to rest, relax or do nothingsynonym to sit or lie downhyponym to waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant thingssynonym Main entry: foot * * …
26put one's feet up — (informal) To take a rest • • • Main Entry: ↑foot * * * informal take a rest, esp. when reclining with one s feet raised and supported …
27put something to shame — put someone/something/to shame phrase to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison They’re so efficient they put us to shame. Thesaurus: to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry …
28put someone's mind at rest — put (or set) someone s mind (or doubts or fears) at rest relieve someone of anxiety or uncertainty; reassure someone …
29put somebody's mind at rest — put/set sb s ˈmind at ease/rest idiom to do or say sth to make sb stop worrying about sth Syn: ↑reassure Main entry: ↑mindidiom …
30put away (someone) — 1. to remove a criminal or mentally ill person from society. You have to put away the people who are so crazy that they are a danger to the rest of us. 2. to defeat someone. The Devils still have two more chances to put away the Flyers this… …
