Recovery · Health
rest up
rest to recover
To rest up means to relax and sleep so that your body can recover.
This vs that
I'm going to rest up this weekend.
I'm going to take it easy this weekend.
Hear it in real life
Are you coming out tonight?
No, I'm going to rest up and try to shake this cold.
You should rest up for a few days before going back to work.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Rest up' is the normal friendly expression; the stiff version sounds medical and formal.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The doctor told me to rest myself up.
Say: The doctor told me to rest up.
'Rest up' does not normally take a reflexive object.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
rest up for a few days
You need to rest up for a few days before travelling.
I took some time off to rest up for a few days.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about recovery.
make a full recovery
The doctors expect her to make a full recovery.
be back to normal
It took weeks before my knee was back to normal.
Recovery words
Health · Recovery: the words around “rest up”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm going to rest up.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
rest up
rest to recover
“You should rest up for a few days before going back to work.”
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