scratch one's own itchとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

scratch one's own itch (三人称単数 現在形 scratches one's own itch, 現在分詞 scratching one's own itch, 過去形および過去分詞形 scratched one's own itch)

1. To do something out of motivation to solve a personal problem; to take matters into one's own hands.
   • 1999, Eric S. Raymond, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, section 2:

     Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch.

   • 2013, The Escape Manifesto: Quit Your Corporate Job. Do Something Different!

     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.