- lighten someone's
- lighten (someone's)/the load
to make a difficult or upsetting situation easier to deal with.
Anyway, we'll be getting a temp in next month to do some of this work so that should lighten your load.
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lighten the load — lighten (someone s)/the load to make a difficult or upsetting situation easier to deal with. Anyway, we ll be getting a temp in next month to do some of this work so that should lighten your load … New idioms dictionary
lighten — (someone s)/the load to make a difficult or upsetting situation easier to deal with. Anyway, we ll be getting a temp in next month to do some of this work so that should lighten your load … New idioms dictionary
lighten — lighten1 lightener, n. /luyt n/, v.i. 1. to become lighter or less dark; brighten: The sky lightened after the storm. 2. to brighten or light up, as the eyes or features: Her face lightened when she heard the good news. 3. to flash as or like… … Universalium
lighten — light|en [ laıtn ] verb 1. ) lighten or lighten up intransitive or transitive if a situation or someone s mood lightens, or someone or something lightens it, it becomes more relaxed: Gina tried to lighten the atmosphere by telling a joke. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lighten — [[t]la͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] lightens, lightening, lightened 1) V ERG When something lightens or when you lighten it, it becomes less dark in colour. The sky began to lighten... [V n] Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered… … English dictionary
lighten — light|en [ˈlaıtn] v 1.) [T] to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has ≠ ↑increase lighten the load/burden/workload ▪ We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara s workload. 2.) [I and T] to become brighter or less… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lighten — UK [ˈlaɪt(ə)n] / US verb Word forms lighten : present tense I/you/we/they lighten he/she/it lightens present participle lightening past tense lightened past participle lightened 1) lighten or lighten up [intransitive/transitive] if a situation or … English dictionary
lighten — verb 1 (T) to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has: Maybe we should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara s workload. 2 (I) if someone s face or expression lightens, they begin to look more cheerful: His whole face… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lighten up (on someone or something) — n. to reduce the pressure (on someone or something); to calm down (about someone or something). □ Cool it, man. Lighten up! We all gotta get along here. □ Lighten up on the guy. He only stepped on your toe … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lighten up — phrasal verb Word forms lighten up : present tense I/you/we/they lighten up he/she/it lightens up present participle lightening up past tense lightened up past participle lightened up 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as lighten 1) What can we do … English dictionary
