Definition of 隔靴掻痒 (かっかそうよう)

noun
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe), having an itch that one cannot scratch(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf
shoes
scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead
itchy
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight