Meaning of lay to rest | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To bury someone who has died.
   idiomatic, transitive
2. To close (a matter of dispute).
   figuratively, transitive

Examples

“He was laid to rest beneath the old oak tree in 1825.”

“Payment of the court-imposed fine should finally lay this matter to rest.”

“TIn front of a record women's rugby crowd of 81,885, the Red Roses, who had lost the previous two finals to New Zealand, laid that ghost to rest with an assured display built on their power up front and ferocious defence.”

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