itch to do

itch to (do something)

To have an interest in or desire to do something. I'm itching for another road trip—when should we go? If you're itching to act again, then you should get back on stage.
See also: itch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*itch to do something

Fig. a desire to do something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I have an itch to see a movie tonight. Tom has an itch to go swimming.
See also: itch
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • itch to (do something)
  • itch for
  • itch for (something)
  • like mad
  • like crazy
  • like crazy/mad
  • your heart's desire
  • (one's) heart's desire
  • desire
  • finger itches to, one's/my