Emotions & feelings
be itching to do something
strongly want to do something
If you are itching to do something, you really want to do it and find it difficult to wait.
Hear it in real life
Are the children ready for the trip?
They are itching to leave.
After sitting at my desk all morning, I was itching to get some fresh air.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm itching for go home.
Say: I'm itching to go home.
Follow "itching" with "to" and the base form of the verb when you name an action.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be itching to do something
Your turn: say it out loud
After sitting at my desk all morning, I was itching to get some fresh air.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be itching to do something
strongly want to do something
“After sitting at my desk all morning, I was itching to get some fresh air.”
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