I have an itch for some ice cream.
•We had an itch for a good movie, so we went.
I'm just itching for a visit from Amy.
•We are itching for some chocolate.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
have an itch for something — tv. to have a desire for something. (Have got can replace have.) □ I have an itch for some ice cream. □ We had an itch for a good movie, so we went … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have\ an\ itch\ for — • have an itch to do • have an itch for • be itching to v. phr. To have a very strong desire to do something. Jack is itching to travel abroad … Словарь американских идиом
be itching for something — be itching for something/to do something/informal phrase to feel very impatient because you want to do something immediately I was itching to get into the kitchen, to try out some of these recipes. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym to want to… … Useful english dictionary
itch — itch1 [ıtʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: giccan] 1.) [I and T] if part of your body or your clothes itch, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails →↑scratch ▪ My feet were itching terribly. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
itch — itch1 [ ıtʃ ] verb intransitive if your skin itches, you have an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to SCRATCH it (=rub your skin with your nails) a. if a piece of clothing itches, it gives you an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
itch — I UK [ɪtʃ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms itch : present tense I/you/we/they itch he/she/it itches present participle itching past tense itched past participle itched a) if your skin itches, you have an unpleasant feeling that makes you want … English dictionary
itch — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if part of your body or your clothes itch, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails: My feet were itching terribly. | itch sb AmE: The label on this shirt itches me. 2 be itching to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
itch — /ɪtʃ / (say ich) verb (i) 1. to have or feel a peculiar irritation of the skin which causes a desire to scratch the part affected. 2. to have a desire to do or to get something: itch after fame. –noun 3. the sensation of itching. 4. an uneasy or… …
itch — /ich/, v.i. 1. to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches. 2. to cause such a feeling: This shirt itches. 3. Informal. to scratch a part that itches. 4.… … Universalium
itch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English icchen, from Old English giccan; akin to Old High German jucchen to itch Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to have an itch < her arm itched > b. to produce an itchy sensation … New Collegiate Dictionary
itch — [[t]ɪtʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) phl to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected 2) to cause such a feeling: This shirt itches[/ex] 3) Informal. to scratch a part that itches 4) to… … From formal English to slang
