"take a load off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-take a load off.ogg [Australia] Forms: takes a load off [present, singular, third-person], taking a load off [participle, present], took a load off [past], taken a load off [participle, past]
Etymology: Abbreviation of take a load off one's feet, seemingly. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Abbreviation of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">take a load off one's feet</i></span>,|lang=}} Abbreviation of take a load off one's feet,, {{abbreviation of|en|take a load off one's feet|dot=,}} Abbreviation of take a load off one's feet, Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a load off}} take a load off (third-person singular simple present takes a load off, present participle taking a load off, simple past took a load off, past participle taken a load off)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To go from a standing position to a sitting one. Tags: idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): Sitting Synonyms: sit, sit down
    Sense id: en-take_a_load_off-en-verb--YSvtEow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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