get itchy feet
/ˌɡet ˌɪtʃi ˈfiːt/INFORMAL · C1
Meaning
to start wanting to travel or do something new
Examples
- 1After two years in the same town, I got itchy feet and applied for a job abroad.
- 2My dad gets itchy feet every spring and starts planning a long trip.
- 3Maria had only been back from Peru a month before she got itchy feet and started looking at flights.
- 4If you get itchy feet in your gap year, you could teach English in Asia.
- 5Does Ben ever get itchy feet, or is he happy to stay in one place forever?
Grammar
Only get changes: gets, getting, got. Keep feet plural. have itchy feet describes the feeling rather than its start.
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