take a load off (one's feet)

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take a load off (one's feet)

To sit down and rest one's feet; to relax. (Usually said as a suggestion.) Why don't you go take a load off for a while, and I'll fix dinner for tonight? Ah, you've finally arrived! Come on in and take a load off your feet.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tiyamike	tee-yah-MEE-kay	Southern African, Chewa
Susana	soo-SAH-nah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Sherisse	shə-REES	English (Rare)
Andreina	-	Italian
Veronika	vye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg
Ilinka	-	Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian