load off one's feet

load off one's feet
*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 \load off one's feet; take \load off one's feet.) •

Come in, John. Sit down and take a load off your feet.

Yes, I need to get a load off my feet. I'm really tired.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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