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itch to do sth

(also itch for sth) informal

Definition

C2 to want to do something very much and as soon as possible: He was itching to hear the results. By four o'clock I was itching for the meeting to end.Wanting thingsHoping and hopefulness
(Definition of itch to do sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)