take a load off
Rest your feet
Take a load off is an invitation to sit down and relax, usually offered to someone who has been standing or working: Come in, take a load off.
The load is figuratively the weight of standing or the burden of effort.
The fuller form take a load off your feet makes the meaning explicit but is less common.
- kick backRest without effort
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- unburdenRemove a weight from
- settleReach final terms
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
put your feet up · bench · chair · sit · lighten · stress relief · relief · rest · sit down · have a seat · plop · chill · relax · ease · recline · decompress · let go · repose
- calming phrasesstay calm, calm down, relax, keep your cool, easy does it
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
physical state
take a load offget up
Rise from bed
stand up · get to work · get moving · on your feet · rise
social register
take a load offplease be seated
take, load, mistake, taken, unload, taking, loads, loaded, overtake