| 单词 | itchy feet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasitchy feet itchy feet n. (also occasionally in singular) a sense of boredom or restlessness causing a desire to travel, move on, or experience something different; frequently in to have (also get) itchy feet. ΚΠ 1920 Los Angeles Times 25 Apr. (Mag.) 4/1 Some day an itchy foot will give you a desire to travel and see as much as possible of this world before you are hurried into the next. 1940 Nevada: Guide to Silver State (Federal Writers' Project) i. 59 When a prospector admits he is ‘bitten by the bug’, or has ‘itchy feet’ the man he approaches stiffens himself against an appeal for a grubstake—food, money, transportation, or all three. 1979 Economist (Nexis) 6 Oct. 62 Those who expect to move become less committed to their jobs. Already some of the present commissioners seem to be suffering an attack of itchy feet. 2002 Wanderlust Feb. 96/1 Anyone reading of..her curiosity about the world and her desire to get abroad and start exploring is bound to identify with her itchy feet, and feel her wanderlust for themselves. < as lemmas |
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