have\ an\ itch\ for

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. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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