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*a load off one's feet

Fig. the weight of one's body no longer supported by one's feet, as when one sits down. (*Typically: get ~; take ~.) Come in, John. Sit down and take a load off your feet. Yes, I need to get a load off my feet. Fm really tired.

See also: feet

*a load off one's mind and *a weight off one's mind

Fig. the relief from a mental burden gained by saying what one is thinking or by speaking one's mind. (*Typically: get ~; take ~.) I think you'll feel better after you get a load off your mind.

See also: mind

Come in and sit a spell, and Come in and set a spell.; Come in and sit down.; Come in and take a load off your feet.

Rur. Please come in and have a seat and a visit. (The variant with set informal or folksy.) "Hi, Fred," smiled Tom, "Come in and sit a spell." Tom: I hope I'm not intruding. Bill: Not at all. Come in and set a spell.

See also: and, come, sit, spell

dump one's load 

1. . Sl. to empty one's stomach; to vomit. He's had too much to drink and is dumping his load.

2. and dump a load Sl. to defecate. (Crude. Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.) He had to go dump a load. He dumped his load and settled back down to work.

See also: dump

few bricks short of a load and few cards shy of a full deck; few cards short of a deck; not playing with a full deck; two bricks shy of a load

Fig. lacking in intellectual ability. (Many other variants.) Tom: Joe thinks he can build a car out of old milk jugs. Mary: I think Joe's a few bricks short of a load. Ever since she fell and hit her head, Jane's been a few bricks short of a load, if you know what I'm saying. Bob's nice, but he's not playing with a full deck. You twit! You're two bricks shy of a load.

See also: brick, few, short

get a load of someone or something

to get a good look at someone or something. Wow! Get a load of that car! Get a load of Mary!

See also: get

have a load on and have got a load on

Sl. to be intoxicated. Fred has a load on and is finished drinking for the evening. You have a load on every time I see you at a party.

See also: have

load someone or something down (with someone or something)

to burden someone or something with someone or something. Don't load down my car with too many people. Tom loaded himself down with work every weekend.

load someone or something into something and load someone or something in

to put someone or something into something. Would you load the dishes into the dishwasher? Let's load the kids into the car and go to the zoo. Load them in, and let's go.

load someone or something up (with someone or something)

to burden someone or something greatly or to the maximum with someone or something. I loaded her up with a number of books on investments, so she could learn what to do with her money. Don't load up your shelves with books you will never look at.

See also: up

load something onto someone or something and load something on

to lift something onto someone or something. We loaded the trunk onto Sam, and he carried it up the stairs into the house. Please help me load the boxes onto the cart. Load on the boxes, and let's go.

load something with something

to burden something with something; to put a lot of something onto or into something. Load this box with all the clothing you can get into it. Don't load these drawers with so much stuff.

load into something

[for people] to get into something. Everyone loaded into the bus, and we set off for Denver. The kids all loaded into the station wagon for the trip.

load up (with something)

to take or accumulate a lot of something. Don't load up with cheap souvenirs. Save your money. Whenever I get into a used-book store, I load up.

See also: up

one brick shy of a load

Inf. stupid; dense. Joyce has done some stupid things. Sometimes I think she is one brick shy of a load. Ted is one brick shy of a load. He can't seem to do what he is told without messing up.

See also: brick, one, shy

take a load off (of) someone's mind and take a lot off (of) someone's mind

Fig. to relieve one's mind of a problem or a worry. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) I'm glad to hear that. It sure takes a load off of my mind. This will take a load off her mind.

See also: mind, take

Thanks loads.

Inf. Thanks a lot. Mary: Here, you can have these. And take these too. Sally: Thanks loads. John: Wow! You look great! Sally: Thanks loads. I try.

See also: thanks

three bricks shy of a load

stupid; dense; shortchanged on intelligence. I would never say she was dense. Just three bricks shy of a load. Why do you act like you're three bricks shy of a load?

See also: brick, shy, three

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be a load/weight off your mind

if something is a weight off your mind, you have been worrying about it and you are pleased that the problem has now been solved I'm so relieved I don't have to give a speech - it's a real load off my mind.

See also: mind

Get a load of that!  (very informal!)

1. something that you say when you are very surprised by something, or to show approval Get a load of that! Is that not the most beautiful car you have ever seen?

2. something that you say when you see someone who is very sexually attractive Get a load of that, lads! Very nice.

See lighten load, shoot load, be a load off mind

See also: get

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.

See also: lighten

shoot your load  (very informal)

if a man shoots his load, semen (= thick liquid containing a man's seed) comes out of his penis Man, I was so hot, I was ready to shoot my load!

See also: shoot

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a load of something (spoken)

much of something She's a good student and has a load of friends.

Related vocabulary: loads of something

a load of crap (rude) also a load of shit

nonsense So, according to you, classical physics is a load of crap.

Usage notes: often used to react to what someone else has said: “What a load of crap - I love her and I always will.”

See also: crap

a load off your mind

a big problem you do not have to worry about any more Finally getting a job was a huge load off my mind.

Usage notes: sometimes used with real: I'm so relieved I don't have to give a speech - it's a real load off my mind.

See also: mind

get a load of something (spoken)

look at something that is very surprising or attractive Get a load of the lies in their press release! Get a load of that dress! It's beautiful!

See also: get

lighten your load also lighten the 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: lighten

loads of something

much or many things Wadsworth received loads of support from other teachers and parents. I've heard that story from loads of different people. I've collected loads of stuff for my scrapbook.

Related vocabulary: a load of something