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- load off one's mind, a
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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Jeremiel | | - | Biblical |
SÉBastien | | se-bas-TYAWN | French |
Sample | | ['sæmpl] | |
Iwan | | EE-wan (Welsh), EE-vahn (Polish) | Welsh, Polish |
Jyrki | | YUYR-kee | Finnish |
Augustine (2) | | o-goos-TEEN (French), ow-guws-TEE-nə (German) | French, German |