Irish toast

May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whisky, but be tormented with itching without benefit of scratching.

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itching palm

[itching palm] {n.}, {slang} A wish for money; greed. * /He was born with an itching palm./ * /The bellboys in that hotel seem always to have itching palms./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

be itching to

[be itching to] {v. phr.} To have a very strong desire to do something. * /Jack is itching to travel abroad./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Marianne Moore

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bread

[bread] See: [HALF A LOAF is BETTER THAN NONE], [KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON], [TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE'S MOUTH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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