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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Side itching

Hi

Back then he was a raw, snot-nosed kid fresh from the military grunt side itching to carve out a credible rep as an intelligence op. He did anything and all to accomplish that goal, many things just over the line and a few that obliterated it.

I understand that "over the line" means that he "exaggerated".

As for side itching, it seems like he wanted something very badly, but why "side"?
  

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I think that side is what is being described by grunt . Grunt is often used to define a more lowly status, the 'side' that doesn't make decisions but only follows orders. He wants to raise his status.

— Philip

  • I think that side is what is being described by grunt .
  • Grunt is often used to define a more lowly status, the 'side' that doesn't make decisions but only follows orders.
  • He wants to raise his status.
  • Itching = really wanting, ready for
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I think that side is what is being described by grunt. Grunt is often used to define a more lowly status, the 'side' that doesn't make decisions but only follows orders. He wants to raise his status.

Itching = really wanting, ready for
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