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
KacperKAHTS-perPolish
HansHAHNS (German, Dutch)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Elvar-Icelandic
BlumaBLOO-mahYiddish
Summanus-Roman Mythology
VeldaVEL-dəEnglish