B2idiomemotionsIELTS-friendly
a weight off your shoulders
USUK
a feeling of relief because a worry or problem has gone
Use with 'be' or 'take': 'That's a weight off my shoulders.' 'A weight off my mind' means the same.
In context
Finishing my thesis was a weight off my shoulders.
Paying back the loan to my parents took a huge weight off my shoulders.
Common mistake
Incorrect: It was a weight off my shoulder.
Correct: It was a weight off my shoulders.
More idioms about emotions
- a bitter pill to swallowan unpleasant fact or situation that is hard to accept
- a bundle of nervesvery nervous and worried
- a chip on your shouldera lasting anger because you feel you were treated unfairly in the past
- a knot in your stomacha tight, sick feeling in your body caused by worry or fear
- a lump in your throata tight feeling in your throat because you are so moved that you might cry