Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scratch one's own itch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: scratch one's own itch
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do something out of motivation to solve a personal problem; to take matters into one's own hands.

verb

Example Sentences

"Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch."
"The best advice for coming up with a business idea is "scratch your own itch". This is good advice for a variety of reasons. If you can think of a problem that you'd like a business to solve for you, the chances are other people share that problem."

Etymology

From scratch an itch.

Inflected Forms

scratches one's own itch (present, singular) scratching one's own itch (participle, present) scratched one's own itch (participle, past) scratched one's own itch (past)

Questions

What does scratch one's own itch mean?: To do something out of motivation to solve a personal problem; to take matters into one's own hands.
Where does scratch one's own itch come from?: From scratch an itch.

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