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
Pejo	-	Croatian, Serbian
Iordan	-	Bulgarian
Heidrun	-	Norse Mythology, German
Inge	ING-e (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish), ING-gə (German), ING-ə (Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch
Shiv	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Jackson	['dʒæksn]