take a load off (one's feet)

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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.

See also: load, off, take

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take a (or the) load off your feet

sit or lie down.

See also: feet, load, off, take

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take a load off one’s feet

verb

See get a load off one’s feet

See also: feet, load, off, take

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

take a load off

To sit or lie down.

See also: load, off, take

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.