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Related topics:1 to stop working or doing an activity for a time and sit down or lie down to relax : 
If you're tired, we'll stop and rest for a while.
relax
[intransitive]If you're tired, we'll stop and rest for a while.2 to support an object or part of your body by putting it on or against something, or to be supported in this way [↪ lean]
support something
[intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] rest (something) against/on something Rest your head on my shoulder. Brassard rested his elbows on the table and leaned forward. Their bikes were resting against the wall.
Rest your head on my shoulder.Brassard rested his elbows on the table and leaned forward.Their bikes were resting against the wall.3 to stop using a part of your body because it is feeling sore or tired : I need to sit down and rest my legs.
rest your feet/legs/eyes etc
I need to sit down and rest my legs.4 to stop discussing or dealing with something : The man apologized, but Aunt Matilda refused to let the matter rest.
let the matter rest
also let it restThe man apologized, but Aunt Matilda refused to let the matter rest.5 used to tell someone not to worry, because what you say about a situation is true : You may rest assured that it will be ready on time.
rest assured (that)
formalYou may rest assured that it will be ready on time.6 if you will not rest until something happens, you will not be satisfied until it happens : We will not rest until the murderer is found.
somebody will not rest until...
We will not rest until the murderer is found.7 if a dead person rests somewhere, they are buried there : My mother rests beside my father in the family graveyard.
dead person
MX [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literaryMy mother rests beside my father in the family graveyard. somebody's last/final resting place (=the place where someone is buried)
rest in peace (=often written on a grave)
8 to be satisfied with what you have done, so that you do not make any further effort
rest on your laurels
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I rest my case
spokena) formalSCL used by a lawyer when they have finished trying to prove something in a court of law
b) used when something happens or is said which proves that you were right - used humorously
rest on/upon something
phrasal verb1 formal to depend on something : Success in management ultimately rests on good judgment.
Success in management ultimately rests on good judgment.2 formal to be based on a particular idea or set of facts : The case against my client rests entirely on circumstantial evidence.
The case against my client rests entirely on circumstantial evidence.3 if your eyes rest on something, you notice it and look at it : His eyes rested on a small figure in the distance.
His eyes rested on a small figure in the distance.rest with somebody
phrasal verbThe final decision rests with the President.