The idea is to take worries off your mind and put them on a list.

And you have taken an enormous weight off my mind, knowing there will be someone who'll look after them.

It would, I feel sure, take a great weight off my mind.

"It would really take a lot off my mind," she said.

"It takes a lot of weight off my mind knowing he's feeling fine."

The thought, however, may take some of the load off your mind.

It's just that following your line of thinking, it takes some strain off my mind.

"This takes a big load off my mind," he said.

"If you had answered 'Yes' to one of them it would have taken a load off my mind."

At least that took one worry off his mind.