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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Rest Assured

1. You can rest assure. (Incorrect?)

2. You can rest assured. (How come I can have an adjective here? Is 'rest assured' an idiomatic phase?)

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Yes, I'd call it a stock phrase, Jack. Rest assured we will do all in our power to locate your missing hamster, little Missy. In all likelihood, it derives from the fuller you may rest assured that .

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, I'd call it a stock phrase, Jack.
  • Rest assured we will do all in our power to locate your missing hamster, little Missy.
  • In all likelihood, it derives from the fuller you may rest assured that .
  • Which would fill out to you may rest, being assured that .
  • Perhaps.
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Yes, I'd call it a stock phrase, Jack.

Rest assured we will do all in our power to locate your missing hamster, little Missy.

In all likelihood, it derives from the fuller you may rest assured that. Which would fill out to you may rest, being assured that. Perhaps.
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