take\ a\ load\ off\ one's\ feet

take\ a\ load\ off\ one's\ feet
v. phr.
To alleviate one's fatigue by sitting down during some taxing work.

"You've been standing there for hours, Jake," John said. "Why don't you take a load off your feet?"


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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