take the load off

Sit down, relax, as in I wish you'd take some time and take the load off. A shortening of take the load off one's feet, this colloquial phrase dates from about 1940. It is sometimes put as take a load off.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Firenze	-	Various
Annie	['æni]
Aatto	AH:T-to	Finnish
Dionysus	die-ə-NIE-səs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Roy	ROI (Scottish, English)	Scottish, English, Dutch
Ackroyd	['ækrɔid]