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
Lawahiz-Arabic (Rare)
HamletHAM-lət (English)Literature, Armenian
Parminder-Indian (Sikh)
Georgiygye-OR-gee, gee-OR-geeRussian
Lucretia-Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Anahita-Persian Mythology