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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

At Rest vs. To Rest

"Allow me to put your mind at rest for good."

Would it be better if it was "to rest" rather than "at rest?"

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" No. "At rest" here means to answer all the questions, and to make someone feel comfortable or satisfied. Put to rest is used in an entirely different context: ie.

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  • " No.
  • "At rest" here means to answer all the questions, and to make someone feel comfortable or satisfied.
  • Put to rest is used in an entirely different context: ie.
  • She was put to rest.
  • - She died and they buried her, to rest forever.
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"Allow me to put your mind at rest for good."
SnarfWould it be better if it was "to rest" rather than "at rest?"
No. "At rest" here means to answer all the questions, and to make someone feel comfortable or satisfied.

Put to rest is used in an entirely different context: ie.

She was put to rest. - She died and they buried her, to rest f
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I think at rest sounds better, and one of the definitions of the idiom is to free from worry, which is what you probably have in mind.
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Yeah, but what if right after he gives him all the answers he needs to ease his mind on the matter, he kills him? In that case should it be "to" rather than "at?"
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SnarfYeah, but what if right after he gives him all the answers he needs to ease his mind on the matter, he kills him? In that case should it be "to" rather than "at?"
No. The subtlety doesn't work very well.
And you don't put a person to rest until the actual burial.
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