put mind at ease

put mind at ease
put (someone's) mind at ease to cause someone to stop worrying.

He chose his words carefully to put his mother's mind at ease.

Usage notes: also used in the forms put someone's mind at rest and set someone's mind at rest:

To put his mind at rest, I offered to make one final check.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • set someone's mind at ease — put/set/someone’s mind at ease/at rest/ phrase to stop someone feeling worried Your assurances have really put my mind at rest. Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • set somebody's mind at ease — put/set sb s ˈmind at ease/rest idiom to do or say sth to make sb stop worrying about sth Syn: ↑reassure Main entry: ↑mindidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • put someone's mind at at rest — put/set/someone’s mind at ease/at rest/ phrase to stop someone feeling worried Your assurances have really put my mind at rest. Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • put — [poot] vt. put, putting [ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad] 1. a) to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust [to… …   English World dictionary

  • put somebody's mind at rest — put/set sb s ˈmind at ease/rest idiom to do or say sth to make sb stop worrying about sth Syn: ↑reassure Main entry: ↑mindidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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