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Phrase(s): itch for something
Fig. to desire something. • I’m just itching for a visit from Amy. • We are itching for some chocolate. *an itch to do something Fig. a desire to do something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • I have an itch to see a movie tonight. • Tom has an itch to go swimming., Phrase(s): *an itch for something
a desire for something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • I have an itch for some ice cream. • We had an itch for a good movie, so we went.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs