load/weight off your mind

load/weight off your mind
   If something takes a load off your mind, it brings great relief because a problem has been solved.
   

When the company closed down, finding a new job took a load off Tom's mind.


English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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  • take a load/weight off your mind — to make you stop worrying about something Hearing that she s safe has really taken a load off my mind! • • • Main Entry: ↑mind …   Useful english dictionary

  • be a weight off your mind — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • be a load off your mind — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • be a weight off mind — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • mind — 1 /maInd/ noun BRAIN/THINKING PROCESS 1 (C, U) the part of a person, usually considered to be their brain, that they use to think and imagine things: I have a picture of him in my mind tall, blond and handsome. | I don t know what s going on in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • load — 1 noun (C) 1 AMOUNT OF STH a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person etc: Take this load of wood over to the barn. see also: shed its load shed 2 (8) 2 a load/loads (of sth) informal especially BrE a lot of something: We… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mind — I [[t]ma͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ minds (Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: with poss You refer to someone s mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if… …   English dictionary

  • weight — [[t]we͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ weights, weighting, weighted 1) N VAR: oft amount in N, with poss, N of amount The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons. What is your height and weight?... This… …   English dictionary

  • be a load off mind — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • mind — mind1 W1S1 [maınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to think and imagine)¦ 2 change your mind 3 make up your mind/make your mind up 4 have somebody/something in mind (for something) 5 bear/keep somebody/something in mind 6 with somebody/something in mind 7… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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