(stand) at ease
used to tell soldiers to stand in a relaxed way with their feet apart

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relaxed feeling calm, comfortable, and not worried or annoyed:
I was feeling relaxed after my holiday.
Looking relaxed and confident, the president answered questions from the press.
He seems very relaxed about the whole situation.
easy-going relaxed and not getting annoyed or angry with people – used when this is a part of someone’s character. An easy-going person likes to have good friendly relationships with other people, and is not strict about rules:
Fred MacMurray was very easy-going and a pleasure to work with.
The hotel owner was an easy-going woman who let visitors come and go pretty well when they pleased.
The children were brought up in an easy-going atmosphere at home.
laid-back informal relaxed and not getting worried or annoyed about things – used when this is part of someone’s character. A laid-back person likes to take life slowly:
He seemed like a cool laid-back kind of a guy.
Life on the farm was more laid-back compared to life in the big city.
comfortable feeling happy and not worried about doing something, talking about something, or being with someone:
The teachers were comfortable with the new technology and the students loved it.
Some female patients are not comfortable with the idea of seeing a male doctor.
This is an emotional issue, which most people aren’t comfortable talking about.
at ease [not before noun] feeling relaxed in a situation – used especially when someone feels less worried than before, or when many other people would not feel relaxed in that situation:
After a few weeks at college, I started to feel more at ease.
He looked completely at ease on a horse.
He was surprised to find himself so at ease with her father.
feel at home to feel relaxed in a place or with a person:
I’ve always felt at home in Tokyo.
He felt instantly at home with her.

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at ease
relaxed and comfortable.
The girl behind the bar was completely at ease, chatting with her customers as she mixed their drinks.

Usage notes: often used in the form put someone at ease - make someone comfortable:
We were greeted by a young woman who immediately put us at ease.

Opposite of: ill at ease

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

at ease
to be relaxed and comfortable
The team felt at ease after the coach talked to them.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

at ease
adj. or adv. phr.
1. In comfort; without pain or bother.
You can't feel at ease with a toothache.
2. or atone'sease Comfortable in one's mind; relaxed, not troubled.
■ Often used in the phrase "put at ease" or"putatone's ease."
We put Mary at her ease during the thunderstorm by reading her stories.
Compare: AT HOME².
Antonym: 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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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(2). 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.
See: AT EASE(2).

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