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Look at or listen to, as in Get a load of Mike feeding the baby, or Through those thin walls we really got a load of their fight. [Slang; early 1900s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): get a load of someone or something
to get a good look at someone or something. • Wow! Get a load of that car! • Get a load of Mary!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs