ill at ease
61ease — See: AT EASE or AT ONE S EASE, ILL AT EASE …
62ease — See: at ease or at one s ease, ill at ease …
63ill — adjective 1》 not in full health; unwell. 2》 poor in quality. ↘harmful or hostile: ill feeling. ↘unfavourable. adverb 1》 badly, wrongly, or imperfectly: ill chosen. ↘unfavourably. 2》 only with difficulty: she could ill afford the cost… …
64ill-ease — see ill a. 9 …
65At ease — Ease Ease ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.… …
66Chapel of ease — Ease Ease ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.… …
67To stand at ease — Ease Ease ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.… …
68With ease — Ease Ease ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.… …
69ease off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms ease off : present tense I/you/we/they ease off he/she/it eases off present participle easing off past tense eased off past participle eased off 1) ease off or ease up if something unpleasant or annoying… …
70at ease — or[at one s ease] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. In comfort; without pain or bother. * /You can t feel at ease with a toothache./ 2. or[at one s ease] Comfortable in one s mind; relaxed, not troubled. Often used in the phrase put at ease or put at one… …