Lay the ghost of (something) to rest phrase
The phrase can be written as "lay to rest the ghost of something".
To finally get rid of fears, worries, or distress about something that has negatively affected you for a long time
She laid the ghost of your unpleasant past to rest and turned over a new leaf.
He hasn't laid the ghost of his failure to rest.
They seem to have laid the ghost of what happened in the past to rest.
She laid to rest the ghost of his abusive words.
To tremble with fear
To make one feel extremely upset, hurt or offended
To feel relieved because something bad hasn't happened.
1. To isolate oneself from unwanted thoughts, situations or interactions with people
2. To act in a defensive manner
If you say that someone breaks your heart, you mean that he makes you sad by ending a romantic relationship with you or doing anything that has caused you a great deal of distress.
The verb "lay" should be conjugated according to its tense.