have (hand)writing like chicken scratch
To have very poor, messy, or illegible handwriting, likened to the marks made in the dirt by a chicken. I can't understand these notes at all, you have handwriting like chicken scratch! Good luck reading that—the kid has writing like chicken scratch. A: "What the heck does this letter from Jon say?" B: "I know, he has handwriting like chicken scratch."
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