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Значение идиомы at ease
[at ease] or [at one’s ease] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. In comfort; without pain or bother.
You can’t feel at ease with a toothache.
2. or [at one’s ease] Comfortable in one’s mind; relaxed, not troubled.
– Often used in the phrase “put at ease” or “put at one’s ease.”
We put Mary at her ease during the thunderstorm by reading her stories.
Compare: AT HOME. Contrast: ILL AT EASE, ON EDGE. 3. Standing with your right foot in place and without talking in military ranks.
The sergeant gave his men the command “At ease!”
Compare: PARADE REST.
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