# set up one's rest

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To have a settled determination.

## Etymology
From an old card game in which the phrase described a player's intention to stand or rest upon his hand.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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