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
Sherisseshə-REESEnglish (Rare)
Shaniceshə-NEESAfrican American (Modern)
JaropeŁKyah-RAW-pewkPolish
HailieHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Urbanus-Late Roman, Biblical Latin
HelÉNa-Hungarian