To feel relieved of a burden; to have a weight lifted off one's shoulders when worries or responsibilities are removed.
試験が終わって、肩の荷が下りたような気分だ。
Now that the exams are over, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
借金を全て返して、やっと肩の荷が下りた。
I finally paid off all my debts and felt relieved.
大きなプロジェクトが無事終わり、チーム全員の肩の荷が下りた。
The big project finished successfully, and everyone on the team felt relieved.
書類の不備が直されて、上司の肩の荷が下りたと言っていた。
The papers were corrected, and he said his boss felt relieved.