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Reader's question:  

"This will take a little weight off our shoulders," said Pacino, who couldn't understand the reasoning of the bill's opponents.

Could you explain "off the shoulders"?

My comments:

When you carry something of a lot of weight on your shoulders, you feel heavy, obviously, and burdened.

And so when you take that weight off your shoulders, you're free from it. You're relieved of it.

Any "weight" taken off is a relief. It can be a real thing – such as the big schoolbag on the back of a diminutive child on the bus.

Or, figuratively speaking, that "weight" can be any sort of mental burden that's been bothering you. Take that off, too, will you?

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Zhang Xin has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.