American Idioms and Expressions

Have An Itch To Do Something Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
have an itch to do something
What does have an itch to do something mean?
have a desire to do somethingI have an itch to go fishing this summer.
have an itch to (do something)
What does have an itch to (do something) mean?
to have a desire to do something I have an itch to go fishing this summer.


Some Random Idioms
lip
What does "lip" mean?
rebuttal; argument; back talk
greatest thing since sliced bread
What does "greatest thing since sliced bread" mean?
the greatest thing that there has ever been My mother believes that the microwave oven is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

so clean you can eat off the floor
What does "so clean you can eat off the floor" mean?
very cleanMy mother's kitchen is so clean you can eat off the floor.
have butterflies in one`s stomach
What does "have butterflies in one`s stomach" mean?
to have a feeling of fear or anxiety in one's stomachI had butterflies in my stomach on the day that I received the award.
Melting pot
What does "Melting pot" mean?
A melting pot is a place where people from many ethnicities and nationalities live together.
Blow your stack
What does "Blow your stack" mean?
If you blow your stack, you lose your temper.
mistake (someone) for (someone) else
What does "mistake (someone) for (someone) else" mean?
think that one person is another personI mistook my friend's sister for someone else when I went to the airport.
down-at-the-heels
What does "down-at-the-heels" mean?
to be shabby, to be poorly dressed The man looked down-at-the-heels after he was fired from his job.

privy to something
What does "privy to something" mean?
to be uniquely knowledgeable about somethingI was not privy to the decision of my friend to suddenly quit his job.
ick
What does "ick" mean?
nasty; ugly; unappealing
out of line
What does "out of line" mean?
to be unacceptable, to be not correctHis proposal to travel to New York is out of line. We can never accept it.

Search

Searching for?
 

Sponsors

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional