2023-12-21 18:25:18
This is Eun-kyung Lee, host of Everyday English VOA, where you study conversation and grammar at the same time. I’m dying to do something today. Let’s learn how to say that your body is itching. Let’s listen to the conversation.
A: John! How’s it going?
J: I’m itching for a vacation. I need a break from the daily grind.
A: Oh, tell me regarding it! Where would you go if you might pick any place right now?
J: I think I’d love to go oversea, to a place I never been.
A: Any specific destination in mind?
J: Maybe England, or Korea, and no emails to answer.
A: That sounds like a dream.
John is itching to go on vacation. He expressed that his body was itching.
I’m itching for a vacation.
An expression of wanting to do something so much that you can’t stand it
Itching for
Itch can be used in two ways: itching and the desire to do something too much.
“Have an itch on” means itchy.
I have an itch on my both my arms.
I have both arms itchy.
Have an itch for something It means that you can’t wait to do something.
I have an itch for a vacation.
I’m dying to go on vacation.
I’m itching for a vacation.
This is an expression that you really want to go on vacation.
You can also use itch to express that your mouth is itching to talk.
I’ve been itching to tell you.
My mouth was itching to tell you.
I’m itching for a vacation. I’m itching to go on vacation. Let’s listen to the conversation one more time at a slower pace.
A: How’s it going?
J: I’m itching for a vacation. I need a break from the daily grind.
A: Oh, tell me regarding it! Where would you go if you might pick any place right now?
J: I think I’d love to go oversea, to a place I never been.
A: Any specific destination in mind?
J: Maybe England, or Korea, and no emails to answer.
A: That sounds like a dream.
Let’s interpret the conversation.
How’s it going?
how are you doing?
I’m itching for a vacation.
I’m itching to go on vacation.
I need a break from the daily grind.
Daily grind Routine, boring daily life is called daily grind.
Ordinary daily life can just be called daily routine. However, if you want to imply that you are bored with your daily routine, you can differentiate yourself with daily grind.
Oh, tell me regarding it!
Needless to say, what are you doing?
Tell me regarding it.
This is an expression that can be used when you completely agree with what the other person is saying.
Where would you go if you might pick any place right now?
If you might go right now, where would you choose?
I think I’d love to go oversea, the place I never been.
I think I want to go abroad. I’ve never been there before.
I’m itching to go on vacation. I’m itching for a vacation. Let’s listen to today’s conversation one more time, remembering the expressions.
A: How’s it going?
J: I’m itching for a vacation. I need a break from the daily grind.
A: Oh, tell me regarding it! Where would you go if you might pick any place right now?
J: I think I’d love to go oversea, to a place I never been.
A: Any specific destination in mind?
J: Maybe England, or Korea, and no emails to answer.
A: That sounds like a dream.
Everyday English VOA Everyday English Today I’m itching for a vacation. I’m itching to go on vacation. Itching for something I learned the expression that I can’t wait to do something.
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