take a load off

verb

To go from a standing position to a sitting one.

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sitsit down
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Meanings

verbtake a load off (third-person singular simple present takes a load off, present participle taking a load off, simple past took a load off, past participle taken a load off)

present singular third person takes a load off · participle present taking a load off · past took a load off · participle past taken a load off

  1. idiomaticinformalTo go from a standing position to a sitting one.

    Synonyms: sit, sit down

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo go from a standing position to a sitting one.

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sitsit down

Origin

Likely an ellipsis of take a load off one's feet.

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Translations

Spanish relajarse un poco
  • relajarse un pocoTranslations
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