take the weight off (one's) feet



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take the weight off (one's) feet

To lie or (especially) sit down, generally after being upright for a long period of time. We've been walking all over town today, so I think we're just going to head back to the hotel and take the weight off our feet awhile.
See also: feet, off, take, weight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Violetabyo-LE-tah (Spanish)Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Lithuanian
WallaceWAWL-əsEnglish, Scottish
Reuven-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Suniti-Indian, Hindi
Babington['bæbiŋtən]
Ysolt-Arthurian Romance