IdiomBody & Senses
English
Englishhave itchy feet
Meaning: To feel a restless urge to travel or move on.
Example: “After two years in the same town, I'm starting to get itchy feet.”
Origin: American in origin: the earliest known example is a 1906 poem in The Sun of Baltimore. The urge to travel is felt as an itch that only moving on can scratch.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Avoir la bougeotte Literally: To have the fidgets
Filipino: Makati ang paa Literally: Itchy feet
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