I'm so relieved I don't have to give a speech - it's a real load off my mind.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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
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
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
weight — 1 /weIt/ noun 1 WHAT SB/STH WEIGHS (C, U) how heavy something is when measured by a particular system: The average weight of a baby at birth is just over seven pounds. 2 HOW FAT (U) how heavy and especially how fat someone is: A lot of teenage… … 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
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
weight — weight1 [ weıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is: in weight: It was about 12 pounds in weight. lose weight (=become thinner): Have you lost weight? put on/gain weight (=become fatter): Susan gained weight… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
weight — I UK [weɪt] / US noun Word forms weight : singular weight plural weights *** 1) a) [uncountable] a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is in weight: It was about 12 pounds in weight. lose weight (= become thinner): Have you lost weight?… … 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
