AT REST


Meaning of AT REST in English

1.

( technical ) not moving :

At rest the insect looks like a dead leaf.

2.

dead and therefore free from trouble or anxiety. People say 'at rest' to avoid saying 'dead' :

She now lies at rest in the churchyard.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.