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take a load off one’s mind
肩の荷が下りる
a load/ロウドゥ「大量の積荷」「荷物」
人ではなくて、
物や事が主語になる事が多い表現です。
例)
It took a load off my mind when my daughter had passed the exam.
娘がその試験に受かったので、私の肩の荷が下りた。
It was a load off my mind when my daughter had passed the exam.
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be a load off one’s mind
肩の荷が下りる
例)
It was a load off my mind when my daughter had passed the exam.
娘がその試験に受かったので、私の肩の荷が下りた。
It took a load off my mind when my daughter had passed the exam.
take a load off one’s shoulders
(お金の負担や仕事の責任が)軽くなる
a successor/サクセサー
「後継者」
例)
It took a load off my shoulders when his successor had grown up well.
彼の後継者が順調に育ったので、彼の職責が軽くなった。
It was a load off my shoulders when his successor had grown up well.
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