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
Theresia	tə-RAY-see-ah (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Swedish
Nuala	NOO-ə-lah	Irish
Shekinah	-	Various
Jakov	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Isebella	iz-ə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Tinek	-	Slovene