- put one at (one's) ease
- put one at (one's) easeFig. to cause someone to relax or feel welcome. •
She usually tells a little joke to put you at your ease.
•Please do something to put me at ease.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put one at (one's) ease
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put someone's 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 … New idioms dictionary
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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 … New idioms dictionary
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