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Whl626 Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Take a load off.

I want to ask Mike if he has ever come across this phrase ? I made a poor guess before as I thought it meant to bottom up a liqour. But someone told me it means ' sit down '. What do you think ?

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Yep, it means 'to sit down' It's a really nice sounding phrase!

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Yep, it means 'to sit down' It's a really nice sounding phrase!
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an example, please.
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E.g.:

"Welcome to my office."

"Hi, nice to meet you."

"Take a load off."

"Thanks." (sitting down).
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...I think the idea behind the phrase is to rest your feet, as in, "sit down and thereby take the weight(load) off your feet."

--Steve
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...actually, I think it is a very friendly and colloquial phrase. Emotion: smile
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I was trying to be ironic!
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...sorry, Maj.

I tend to be very literal and often have a hard time reading a tone of voice. Emotion: smile
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No prob, it's great to have sb very literal.
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Take a load off can also be used in the following context:
"You've taken a load off my mind."

It means that you were worried about something and someone tells you something which means you are not so worried any more.

Does that make sense? There were a lot of 'some's in that sentence!
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