scratch the/that itch
idiom
: to satisfy an urge to do something
Maybe it's time to scratch the/that itch to travel I've had since I was a kid.
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Most funding entities, from science agencies to philanthropic organizations, want to be associated with exciting, groundbreaking work, and sustained observations are too routine to scratch that itch.
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Eric Morgan, Wired News, 10 May 2025
Gutekunst couldn’t help but scratch the itch to draft a fifth Georgia defender in the last five drafts.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
For bistro set traditionalists, this one should scratch the itch.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
Summiting Mount Everest is on so many avid travelers’ must-do lists; join the fray and scratch that itch this month.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
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Eric Morgan, Wired News, 10 May 2025
Gutekunst couldn’t help but scratch the itch to draft a fifth Georgia defender in the last five drafts.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
For bistro set traditionalists, this one should scratch the itch.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
Summiting Mount Everest is on so many avid travelers’ must-do lists; join the fray and scratch that itch this month.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Scratch the/that itch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch%20the%2Fthat%20itch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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