scratch the/an itch
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: to satisfy a desire or need for something
Sign up for a tour of Asia and scratch the itch to travel.
Examples of scratch the/an itch in a Sentence
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Nearing Expiration Shucked If a cornucopia of puns is your thing, this lowbrow comedic musical about a small-town woman who leaves home to save her corn just might scratch the itch.
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Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Before the deadline, chances are good that Young will scratch an itch or two and add to the rotation, as well as the bullpen.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 4 May 2023
Ghia makes beautiful sparkling aperitifs, as does Giglia – both scratch an itch for both alcohol replacements or soda alternatives.
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
The giant animals have been seen using their trunks to pick up and hold sticks in order to scratch an itch.
—Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
Dowling couldn’t tell you where to scratch an itch, let alone do it himself.
—Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com, 25 July 2021
But all of these apps appear to be vying for the opportunity to scratch the itch users may feel for a news feed that isn’t Twitter — at least for as long as that itch lasts.
—Jennifer Korn, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
There are a lot of series that really scratch the itch that the consumer has for wanting to see something funny, but horror is just much more complicated to do on television.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2022
And the South Texas beans are bound to scratch the itch those nachos left.
—Emma Balter, Chron, 4 Apr. 2022
Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Before the deadline, chances are good that Young will scratch an itch or two and add to the rotation, as well as the bullpen.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 4 May 2023
Ghia makes beautiful sparkling aperitifs, as does Giglia – both scratch an itch for both alcohol replacements or soda alternatives.
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
The giant animals have been seen using their trunks to pick up and hold sticks in order to scratch an itch.
—Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
Dowling couldn’t tell you where to scratch an itch, let alone do it himself.
—Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com, 25 July 2021
But all of these apps appear to be vying for the opportunity to scratch the itch users may feel for a news feed that isn’t Twitter — at least for as long as that itch lasts.
—Jennifer Korn, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
There are a lot of series that really scratch the itch that the consumer has for wanting to see something funny, but horror is just much more complicated to do on television.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2022
And the South Texas beans are bound to scratch the itch those nachos left.
—Emma Balter, Chron, 4 Apr. 2022
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