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at rest 1. not moving; not active. After the hectic day, the office was finally at rest at 8:00 P.M. When the car is at rest, you can get into the backseat. 2. Euph. dead. After a long, weary life, Emily is at rest. There he is, at rest in his coffin. See also: rest How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The doors were in constant banging, the stairs were never at rest, nothing was done without a clatter, nobody sat still, and nobody could command attention when they spoke. First, notwithstanding the proverb that constant dropping will wear away a stone, you may set your mind at rest that these people never will - never would, in hundred years - impair your ground with Miss Havisham, in any particular, great or small. And so he is at rest on all sides, and consequently he carries out his revenge calmly and successfully, being persuaded that he is doing a just and honest thing. |
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