The image is of you "taking a load off" of your feet, which are holding you up. If you take a load off your feet, you'd sit down. This is most commonly used as an invitation to sit, as in "Come on in, take a load off."
Can you figure out the meaning by defining the terms literally? No, so it is an idiom. Literally, it means to remove something, but figuratively it means for an airplane to get off the ground.
To "take off full blast" means to start quickly. The idiom refers to a motor or jet engine starting off at full blast or full throttle, which would be as fast as possible.
The phrase "take a load off" means to relax, or be relieved from mental stress. It is a shortening of an older phrase that stated "take a load off your feet" which meant to sit and relax.
"Write it off" means to dismiss something.
"Chip off the old block" IS an idiom! It means that the child is just like the parent.
Take a Load Off was created in 2010-06.
The idiom will u please get off my back means stop bugging me or leave me alone
Ripped off means you had something stolen. You were robbed.
You had to take your hat off to him based on his success.
Take a Load Off Your Feet was created in 1970-01.
AnswerCountry Joe and the Fish (INCORRECT)AnswerThis line is "take the load off Annie and put the load right on me" from "The Weight" by The Band.Wrong the line is "Take the load off Fannie"
"Out of your mind" is an idiom. It makes no sense unless you already know that it means you are behaving in a crazy manner.