Emotions & feelings
put someone at ease
make someone feel relaxed
To put someone at ease means to make them feel relaxed and less nervous.
Hear it in real life
Were you nervous before the interview?
Yes, but the manager put me at ease straight away.
Her friendly smile immediately put me at ease.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The teacher put me in ease before the interview.
Say: The teacher put me at ease before the interview.
The phrase uses the fixed preposition “at” before “ease.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
put someone at ease; be put at ease
Your turn: say it out loud
Her friendly smile immediately put me at ease.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put someone at ease
make someone feel relaxed
“Her friendly smile immediately put me at ease.”
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