like a rooster with an itch

[sibu]

I am wondering what the meaning of the following simile could be:

A man is drinking a beer at the bar when he sees an attractive woman. She winks at him. He goes to her like a rooster with an itch.

 

[Cagey]

Where did you see this, sibu?

You did an excellent job of providing context ( ) but we ask you to name the source as well.

 

[theartichoke]

Hi sibu,

This isn't a common simile in English. You can probably figure it out yourself based on a literal translation, plus your best guess of what a rooster likes to do (to hens) and what it might mean to have an itch that needs scratching!

 

[sibu]

Where did you see this, sibu?

Sorry. I came across the simile in this scene of "Renaissance Man" with Danny de Vito as a teacher trying to teach figures of speech to moderately interested/gifted students.
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[Beryl from Northallerton]

What's not clear is whether the teacher gives this to his students as an example of a simile, or has asked them to generate their own, of which this is an example. Either way round is plausible to me.
It's a simile alright, but not one that's known to me. It's meaning is readily deducible: a rooster (which is strongly associated with male sex drive), with an itch (in the sense of a strong desire or yearning).
He goes to her like a rooster with an itch means that he approaches the woman with enthusiasm, in eager and hopeful anticipation of his lustful desires being met.

 

[sibu]

Thank you, I hadn't been familiar with this meaning of "itch", which is what probably confused me in the first place.

 

[Miss Julie]

From the WordReference dictionary:

itch /ɪtʃ/ n

• an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch
• a restless desire