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

Equivalents

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.”

CEFR level