to discard mental blocks or rid oneself of an emotional weight

literally "to lay down the butcher's knife"; to give up one's evil ways and become a good person; often used in the idiom [[放下屠刀，立地成佛|放下屠刀，立地成佛|fang4 xia4 tu2 dao1 li4 di4 cheng2 fo2]]

To relinquish one's haughty airs or put aside one's ego

to lay down one's weapons; to surrender or disarm

to set aside one's pride or status in order to adopt a more humble, flexible, or approachable attitude; to dispense with posturing

[idiom] to eat meat from one's bowl and then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother; describes complaining despite being privileged or being ungrateful for what one has been given

to let go of mental stress or past mistakes in order to move forward without being weighed down; to cast off emotional baggage and proceed unburdened

Literally "lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot"; used to mean that a person who has done evil can become good if they sincerely repent.