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.
(..) You've made plenty of marks, all in the wrong places. Please, two minutes. I'll kill a dragon. My life will get infinitely better. I might even get a date. You can't lift a hammer. You can't swing an axe. You can't even throw one of these! OK, fine, but this will throw it for me. (..)2010 How to Train Your Dragon