After I finally told my mother about my concerns, I felt as if a 'weight had been lifted from my shoulders'. [=I felt very relieved]
The company has been trying to improve the quality of its products without 'lifting' [=(more commonly) 'raising'] prices.
The beauty of the sunrise 'lifted her spirits'. = Her 'spirits lifted' when she saw the beauty of the sunrise.
(..) A woman can't fight a man. You wench! Kick! Bite! Scratch! Now, come on... fight me. I will not lift one finger to resist you. Whatever you do will be on your conscience. Let it be on my conscience. I've come to help you escape. (..)1958 The Vikings