rest on/upon
phrasal verb
rested on/upon; resting on/upon; rests on/upon
1
: to depend or rely on (someone or something)
All our hopes rested on one man.
2
: to stop moving and look at (someone or something)
His eyes/gaze rested on the letter.
3
: to be based on (something)
His theory rested upon two important pieces of evidence.
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That's no small bump in a country where state electoral outcomes frequently rest on a margin of just 1 or 2 percentage points.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
However what followed clearly showed that Lionel Scaloni’s men are not those who rest on their laurels.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
There’s not been enough rest on the ball, keeping it and pinning teams in (their defensive third) and tiring them out.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
However, the company encrypts files at rest on its servers.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
However what followed clearly showed that Lionel Scaloni’s men are not those who rest on their laurels.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
There’s not been enough rest on the ball, keeping it and pinning teams in (their defensive third) and tiring them out.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
However, the company encrypts files at rest on its servers.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Rest on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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