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
MikulÁŠ-Slovak, Czech
Sophiaso-FEE-ə (English), so-FIE-ə (British English), zo-FEE-ah (German)English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Kephalos-Greek Mythology
Nuada-Irish Mythology
Jarah-Biblical
Joetta-English