🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

comichão nas mãos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: koh-mee-shown nahs mah-ohns

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Itchy fingers/ˈɪtʃ.i ˈfɪŋ.ɡərz/
idiomnoun phraseCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele está com comichão nas mãos para começar a aventura."

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2 senses
As idiom
  1. 1

    A strong, restless urge or impulse to do something, especially to travel, write, gamble, or take immediate physical action.

    "After being stuck in the office for six months, she got itchy fingers and started browsing flight tickets."
  2. 2

    An impulsive desire to acquire money or take unauthorized items.

    "The rare antique coins on display gave him itchy fingers, but he quickly walked away."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the physical sensation of an itch, combined with the superstition that itching palms or fingers portend a specific desire or forthcoming event, such as an eagerness to receive money or take physical action. The idiom dates back to the 16th century in English literature, commonly used to describe someone experiencing an intense physical or psychological urge to steal, gamble, fight, or start a new journey.

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