The phrase, rest easy, is a command that means “relax, don’t worry, everything will be okay.” As you know, rest means relax or take a break. Easy can mean “without anxiety” in several English phrases: Rest easy, knowing that your money is safe with us. Don’t be hard on yourself; take it easy. Or like the famous song […]

The phrase, let that sink in, means “take time to think deeply about that.” That, in the phrase, refers to some idea, fact, or piece of information. The word, in, means in your mind. To sink normally means “to go down, gradually, like a boat going down” but in this phrase, to sink in means to “to gradually […]

The phrase, patience is a virtue, means “it is good to be patient,” where patience means “the ability to wait peacefully for what you want—without becoming anxious or angry.” This meaning of patience is not related to the word a patient, which is “a person under medical care.” The word virtue has a long history in Western philosophy. […]

The idiom, …have come a long way, is based on one of the most common metaphors in English: Life is a Journey. In this case, the distance traveled symbolizes change in a person’s life or character—or in the development of a project or practice, such as a business or art. So, to come a long […]

The phrase, another trip around the sun, refers to the time period of one year—the length of time it takes for the Earth to travel around our sun. The word trip means journey, which creates the idea that each of us makes a journey around the sun, each year. Therefore, the phrase is often used on […]