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chicken scratch

Cramped or illegible handwriting.

scratch an itch

To satisfy a need or desire.

scratch beneath the surface

To look or see beyond what is obvious.

scratch by

To get by; to make ends meet.

scratch one's head

To puzzle, ponder, or wonder about something.

scratch one's own itch

To do something out of motivation to solve a personal problem; to take matters into one's own hands.

scratch that

To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.

scratch the itch

Alternative form of scratch an itch.