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
Jeremiel-Biblical
SÉBastiense-bas-TYAWNFrench
Sample['sæmpl]
IwanEE-wan (Welsh), EE-vahn (Polish)Welsh, Polish
JyrkiYUYR-keeFinnish
Augustine (2)o-goos-TEEN (French), ow-guws-TEE-nə (German)French, German