itchy feet
- idiom
- Informal
:
ansias de viajar
- Debbie Yong is a former newspaper journalist whose bad case of itchy feet has brought her across continents in search of an education.
And if they're not doing that, I could see him maybe get an itchy feet at least.
- And if they're not doing that, I could see him maybe get an itchy feet at least.
Examples
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After spending a year in one place, I always start to feel itchy feet and want to travel.
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Whenever summer approaches, I notice that my friend gets itchy feet and plans multiple trips.
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Her itchy feet led her to backpack through Europe for the second time this year.
Synonyms
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A strong desire to travel and see new places
Antonyms
How Restless
Surface Forms
Morphology
itchy + feet
The meaning arises from a metaphorical extension of 'itchy' (a restless urge) onto 'feet' to signal a desire to move or travel; the constituent meanings point toward restlessness but the specific travel-oriented sense is figurative and relies on recognizing the idiomatic use. This relation is suggestive but not fully predictable from literal senses for an average B1 learner, so it is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
The expression itchy feet comes from the clear image of someone's feet feeling itchy, so they want to keep walking or move on to a new place. So, it now means 'a strong desire to travel or move'.