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one's fingers itch

one's fingers itch phrase: used to imply that one has a strong, restless desire to do or get involved in something; used to describe an eager urge to take action.

Phrase

one's fingers itch

  1. (idiomatic) Used to imply that one has a strong, restless desire to do or get involved in something; used to describe an eager urge to take action.

Questions about one's fingers itch

What does one's fingers itch mean?
One's fingers itch means used to imply that one has a strong, restless desire to do or get involved in something; used to describe an eager urge to take action.
What part of speech is one's fingers itch?
One's fingers itch is a phrase.

Words near one's fingers itch in the dictionary

  1. one's elevator doesn't go to the top floor
  2. one's eyes only
  3. one's father was born before one
  4. one's fill
  5. one's fingers are all thumbs
  6. one's fingers itch
  7. one's flabber is gasted
  8. one's got to do what one's got to do
  9. one's gotta do what one's gotta do
  10. one's head off
  11. one's heart bleeds

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