take a load off

Verb

Meaning

take 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)

(informal, idiomatic) To go from a standing position to a sitting one.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

chill out sit sit down sit back mellow out

Close letter words and terms

take a listen take a little nap take a little rest take a loan take a long hard look take a long walk off a short pier