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
DelmaDEL-mə (English)Irish, English
Ari (2)AH-ree (Finnish)Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Finnish
Wilfrith-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Rati-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Ping-Chinese
Mehetabelmi-HET-ə-bel (English), mee-HET-ə-bel (English)Biblical