Idioms

chicken scratch

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chicken scratch

Very poor, messy, and illegible handwriting, likened to the marks made in the dirt by a chicken. I can't understand these notes at all, your handwriting is like chicken scratch! Can you read Dad's chicken scratch? Let me know if you have any questions. A: "What the heck does this letter from Jon say?" B: "I have no idea, his handwriting is like chicken scratch."

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