Victor Xie
The meaning of ‘scratch“ in "don't have time to scratch myself" I know the sentence means too busy, but what does the "scratch" means literally here?
May 14, 2012 3:25 AM
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It it was said by a woman, it refers to self satisfaction.
May 14, 2012
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"Scratch" in this sentence means to drag one's finger nail over their skin. People scratch their skin where it "itches." Scratching takes a few seconds, so the speaker is saying, "I am too busy to waste even a few seconds."
May 14, 2012
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