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Meanings of itch for in English

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Usage of itch for in English
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But the fact was, she had a powerful itch for the man.
The maverick
2
Most men and many women are tormented by it-theyitch for recognition.
Dangerous Ages
3
They feel the itch for hard work and hard play, that's all.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
4
The itch for 'copy' was, no doubt, at the bottom of it.
At a Winter's Fire
5
But Scotland Yard betrayed no itch for the affidavit in question, and No.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
6
Your tyrant President is our enemy; his hands itch for Mexico-
Heart of the Sunset
7
He began pondering ways to satisfy the itch for something more.
Rock and Ice Magazine
8
A heartache for the familiar is neutralised by an itch for the unknown.
The South African
9
Bailey is an intellectual bawd with an abnormal itch for notoriety.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
10
He was courteous and drank tea but seemed to itch for something stronger.
The Guardian
11
I know, George, your hand's begun to itch for your gun.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
12
Why should those shaking fingers itch for the poor beggar-man's hoards?
Lucretia — Volume 05
13
Just one more freak with a nasty gift and an itch for power.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
14
And it's that itch for some easy redemption that strips Hancock of his mojo.
Wired
15
He had the mind of a French bourgeois, and all the bourgeois itch for money.
She Stands Accused
16
We have on us the English itch for change.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
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