load off one's mind, a



load off one's mind, a

Relief from a mental burden or anxiety, as in Good news about the baby took a load off my mind. This expression uses load in the sense of "a figurative burden." [Mid-1800s]
See also: load, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alistair-Scottish
Partheniapar-THEE-nee-ə (English)Greek Mythology
Piloqutinnguaq-Native American, Greenlandic
MoisÉSmoi-SES (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
JÓZsuaYO-zhoo-awHungarian
ThorbenTAWR-ben (German)Danish, German