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Phrase(s): relieve someone of something
1. Lit. to unburden someone of something. • Here, let me relieve you of that heavy box. • At last, he could relieve himself of the problem. 2. Fig. to lessen someone’s responsibilities. • I will relieve you of some of the responsibility you have carried for so long. • Let me relieve you of that job. You have enough to do.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs