lighten load

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lighten somebody's/the load

to make a difficult or upsetting situation easier to deal with Anyway, we'll be getting a temp in next month to do some of this work so that should lighten your load.

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Shipping companies forced to lighten loads for second consecutive season Another spring of low water levels on the Great Lakes has businesses that make their living off this natural resource sweating it out, concerned that a wet spring and sustained runoff may reverse a two-year cyclical trend. Low water levels cause concern by Ross, Ian / Northern Ontario Business They want headteachers to tackle the problem by making school bags (sensible rucksacks) part of school uniform; review timetables to lighten loads children must carry; provide every child with a locker and introduce short exercise breaks to re-set the sp ine. Backs bowed down by the book loads by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			life of the party Life's been good life's too short lifetime lift lift a finger lift a hand lift down lift from lift off lift the veil lift up light light a fire under light as a feather light at the end of the tunnel light dawns light fire light on light out light purse makes a heavy heart light relief light up light with lighten lighten load lighten up lightly lightning Lightning does not strike twice Lightning never strikes twice lights like like a bat out of hell like a blind dog in a meat market like a bolt from the blue like a bolt out of the blue like a bull at a gate like a bump on a log like a can of corn like a dream like a fish out of water like a headless chicken like a house on fire like a kid with a new toy like a lamb like a lamb to the slaughter like a lost soul like a man possessed like a million like a million dollars			Lighted Candle Society Lighted Guidance Tube lighted into lighted into lighted into lighted into lighted on lighted on lighted on lighted on lighted out lighted out lighted out lighted out lighted the fuse lighted the fuse lighted the fuse lighted the fuze lighted the fuze lighted the fuze lighted up lighted up lighted up lighted up Lighted Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket lighten lighten lighten lighten lighten lighten load lighten the labor lighten the load lighten up lighten up lighten up lighten up Lighten Up Speed Technologies lightened lightened lightened Lightened Up Lightened Up lightening lightening lightening lightening lightening lightening hole Lightening Up Lightening Up lightenings lightenings lightenings lightens lightens lightens Lightens Up Lightens Up lighter lighter

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