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at rest

  1. In a state of inactivity or repose, either physical or mental. For example, The doctor's clear explanation put her mind at rest . Chaucer used this idiom in Troilus and Cressida (c. 1374): “I mine heart set at rest upon this point.” Also see lay at rest .

  2. Dead, as in His soul is now at rest with his forebears . This usage, employing rest to refer to death's repose, is less common today. [1300s]



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"We can keep on top of it and if anything changes we know straight away. It puts my mind at rest a bit," Lily said.

From BBC

“Weak” shaking is generally defined as either being felt only by a few people at rest, or felt quite noticeably by people indoors.

Otto recommends starting treatments when fine lines and wrinkles first begin to appear when your face is at rest.

They focused on the brain’s resting-state functional connectivity, the communication between brain regions that occurs when a person is at rest and not engaged in a specific task.

He has one of those faces that suggest mischief, even when at rest.

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