lay to rest

• Enterrer un mort dans une tombe, ou, au sens figuré, mettre fin à quelque chose comme une rumeur, une crainte ou un problème en le résolvant ou en prouvant sa fausseté.

To bury a deceased person in a grave, or figuratively, to put an end to something such as a rumor, fear, or issue by resolving it or proving it false.

1. Bury a dead personB2formal

   To bury a deceased person in a grave, often as part of a funeral ceremony.

   enterrer un défunt

   • They laid their grandmother to rest in the family plot.
   • The soldier was laid to rest with full military honors.
   • The community gathered to lay the beloved teacher to rest.

2. End or settle somethingB2formal

   To finally resolve or put an end to a problem, doubt, or controversy.

   mettre un terme à

   • The new evidence laid the rumors to rest.
   • The CEO's statement laid the speculation to rest.
   • We need to lay this argument to rest once and for all.