lift from

lift from

1. To pick or raise someone or something up from some lower place or position. A noun or pronoun is used between "lift" and "from." He carefully lifted the antique from the table to examine it. The kidnappers lifted the child from her bed and carried her off into the night.
2. To relieve someone of some unpleasant emotion, pressure, burden, stress, etc. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lift" and "from." Nothing lifts the tension from my shoulders like classical music. All I wanted to do was lift some of the financial burden from you.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lift something from someone or something

to raise something off someone or something. Please lift this burden from me. I lifted the glass from the tray carefully.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • orient
  • orient to
  • orient to (something)
  • ask back
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • identify with
  • attune to
  • involved with
References in periodicals archive
The manipulator can lift from 7-7500 lb at an average of 250-400 lifts/hr, with some models reaching 700-800 lifts/hr.
The recommended weight limits for an occasional lift from floor level to a height of 91 cm are 39.5 kg for men and 20 kg for women (Military Standard 1472D, 1989).