rest one's bones

Examples (10)

• Come in and rest your bones for a while.
• After that long hike, I just need to sit down and rest my bones.
• He longed to get home to bed and rest his weary bones.
• The old fisherman sat on the pier, resting his ancient bones in the sun.
• We found a nice pub where we could rest our bones and have a pint.
• You've been working all day; go and rest your bones on the sofa.
• Let's take a short break to rest our bones before we continue.
• She spent the afternoon resting her bones in a comfortable armchair.
• The gardeners were glad to finally rest their aching bones after a hard day's work.
• I'm not as young as I used to be; I need to rest my old bones more often.