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
KatjaKAHT-yah (German, Dutch)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Slovene
Snorre-Norwegian
Sweeney['swi:ni]
Faust-Literature
Sher-Urdu, Pashto
FawnFAWNEnglish