itch to try when seeing someone enjoy one's old hobby; the urge to join in
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itch to try one's hand at something upon seeing others enjoying it; feel a strong urge to join in
literaryDescribes the feeling of excitement and temptation when one sees others engaging in an activity they themselves used to love or are skilled at. It often implies a strong desire to participate again. Can be used both literally and figuratively.
Seeing the kids playing soccer on the field, the retired veteran player couldn't resist the itch to join in and showed off some of his old moves.
As a seasoned programmer, he immediately felt the urge to join in when he saw his colleague debugging an interesting piece of code and went over to discuss it.
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Although she hadn't painted for a long time, seeing those watercolor works at the art museum made her itch to pick up the brush again.