take a load off
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia.
Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!
take a load off (one's feet)
To sit down and rest one's feet; to relax. (Usually said as a suggestion.) Why don't you go take a load off for a while, and I'll fix dinner for tonight? Ah, you've finally arrived! Come on in and take a load off your feet.
take a load off
To sit or lie down.