put (one's/someone's) mind to rest



put (one's/someone's) mind to rest

To assuage or relieve someone's or one's own worry, anxiety, dread, fear, etc. I know you're anxious to hear how your father is doing after the surgery, so let me put your mind to rest: he's going to make a full recovery. I'm trying to put my mind to rest about these debts, but I just can't get it out of my head.
See also: mind, put, rest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fernando[fə'nændə]
Sergeysyer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Pansy['pænzi]
Bernike-Biblical Greek
Aksinya-Russian
Immaculata-Irish