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lighten someone's/the load Related vocabulary: get a lifeto 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. See also: load lighten your load to make something easier for you to deal with. Every kind of helper, from eye doctors to massage therapists, volunteered time to lighten the rescue workers' load. See also: load lighten up to be less serious about something. People are usually relieved when they're given a chance to lighten up. Usage notes: often used as an order: When she complained that these people were being treated badly, he told her, “Lighten up.” |
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