I'm so relieved I don't have to give a speech - it's a real load off my mind.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) load off mind — a load off (your) mind a big problem you do not have to worry about any more. Finally getting a job was a huge load off my mind. Usage notes: sometimes used with real: 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
(a) load off your mind — a load off (your) mind a big problem you do not have to worry about any more. Finally getting a job was a huge load off my mind. Usage notes: sometimes used with real: 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 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
get a load off one’s mind — tv. to say what one is thinking; to speak one’s mind; to talk something out. □ I’m sorry, but I just had to get a load off my mind. □ I think you’ll feel better after you get a load off your mind … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
(a) load off someone's mind — a load/weight/off someone’s mind informal phrase something that someone no longer needs to worry about Knowing that you’ll be here to help is a load off my mind. Thesaurus: making you feel happy or happiersynonym … Useful english dictionary
take a load off one's mind — If something takes a load (or weight) off someone s 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
a load off one's mind — Relief from anxiety • • • Main Entry: ↑load … Useful english dictionary
load — [lōd] n. [ME lode < OE lad, a course, way, journey < Gmc * laidō, way < IE base * leit(h) , to go, leave > LEAD1, ON litha, Goth galeithan, to go: sense infl. by ME laden, LADE] 1. something carried or to be carried at one time or in… … English World 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
