English Language: Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours | IELTSBID
English Language: Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
Possible meaning I will help you if you will help me. If you do me a favour I'll do one for you in return.
Note scratch (verb) = rub (a part of the body) with one's fingernails to stop an itch or for pleasure | Also known as: "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."
Origin Possibly related to observations of animals like monkeys who scratch each other's backs because they can't scratch their own. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #Saying_of_the_Day @ieltsbid
a sight for sore eyes
Meaning If something or someone is a sight for sore eyes, you are glad to see them.
For example
It's been raining here for a week, so it sure was a sight for sore eyes when we saw the sun this morning.
Hey, Ozzie! You're a sight for sore eyes, man. Haven't seen you for ages. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #Idiom_of_the_Day @ieltsbid
