set one's heart at rest, to
set one's heart at rest, to
To stop worrying; to dismiss one’s anxiety. This expression was used by Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (“Set your heart at rest,” 2.1) and appeared in John Ray’s 1670 proverb collection.
See also: heart, set
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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- teach a man to fish
- it takes a village
- village
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- chickens come home to roost
- chickens come home to roost, one's
- a good example is the best sermon
- tomorrow never comes
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