scratch the itch
Alternative form of scratch an itch.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I bought a new guitar to scratch the itch to play music.”
“He finally booked a trip to the mountains to scratch the itch for adventure he had felt all year.”
“After years of working in finance, she enrolled in art school to scratch the itch for creative expression that had long remained dormant.”
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chicken scratch
Cramped or illegible handwriting.
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itch the ditch
To masturbate by stimulating one's vagina.
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make someone's teeth itch
To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
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scratch an itch
To satisfy a need or desire.
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scratch beneath the surface
To look or see beyond what is obvious.
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scratch by
To get by; to make ends meet.
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scratch one's head
To puzzle, ponder, or wonder about something.
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scratch one's own itch
To do something out of motivation to solve a personal problem; to take matters into one's own hands.
Last updated August 10, 2026