from scratch

Related to from scratch: start from scratch

from scratch

Entirely without the aid of something that is already prepared or in existence. Refers to making something, usually food, from the raw or base ingredients or components, rather than those that have been preassembled or already partially completed. She doesn't have time to make cupcakes from scratch, so I'm sure they're from a box. My template got deleted so now I have to craft the whole report from scratch. If you want some real from scratch cooking, try Jesse's Café—it's as close to homemade as it gets.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*from scratch

Fig. [making something] by starting from the beginning with the basic ingredients. (*Typically: bake something ~; do something ~; make something ~; Start (something) ~.) We made the cake from scratch, using no prepared ingredients. I didn't have a ladder, so I made one from scratch.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

from scratch

From the very beginning, from the outset; from nothing. For example, I knew we'd have a problem from scratch. Similarly, to start from scratch means "to start from the very beginning," as in After the business failed, they decided to reorganize and start from scratch. This term comes from racing, where a competitor starts from the line scratched into the ground (whereas others may start ahead with a handicap). [Mid-1800s] Also see from the ground up; from the word go.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

from scratch

COMMON If you do something or start something from scratch, you create something completely new, rather than adding to something that already exists. She set up the whole project from scratch. He would rather start again from scratch with new rules, new members, and a new electoral system. The Mlawa factory was one of the first in Poland to be built from scratch by a western investor. Note: In the past, the starting line for races was often a line scratched in the earth.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

from scratch

from the very beginning, especially without utilizing or relying on any previous work for assistance.

In certain sports, the scratch was originally the line or mark drawn to indicate the point from which competitors had to start a race unless they had been awarded an advantage and were able to start ahead of this line. So, a competitor starting from scratch would start from a position without any advantage. The expression up to scratch (see below) also comes from this sense of the noun scratch : a competitor who was up to scratch was of a good enough standard to start a race.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

do something from ˈscratch

do something from the beginning, not using any work done earlier: The fire destroyed all the plans. Now we’ll have to start again from scratch.

from scratch

From the very beginning.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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(you) wanna make something of it?
all for the best
a bird in hand
a bird in the hand
a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
a straw will show which way the wind blows
a crack at (someone or something)
all right
(do) (you) want to make something of it?

词组	from scratch
释义	from scratch Related to from scratch: start from scratch from scratch Entirely without the aid of something that is already prepared or in existence. Refers to making something, usually food, from the raw or base ingredients or components, rather than those that have been preassembled or already partially completed. She doesn't have time to make cupcakes from scratch, so I'm sure they're from a box. My template got deleted so now I have to craft the whole report from scratch. If you want some real from scratch cooking, try Jesse's Café—it's as close to homemade as it gets. See also: scratch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. from scratch Fig.* [making something] by starting from the beginning with the basic ingredients. (Typically: bake* something ~; do something ~; make something ~; Start (something) ~.) We made the cake from scratch, using no prepared ingredients. I didn't have a ladder, so I made one from scratch. See also: scratch McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. from scratch From the very beginning, from the outset; from nothing. For example, I knew we'd have a problem from scratch. Similarly, to start from scratch means "to start from the very beginning," as in After the business failed, they decided to reorganize and start from scratch. This term comes from racing, where a competitor starts from the line scratched into the ground (whereas others may start ahead with a handicap). [Mid-1800s] Also see from the ground up; from the word go. See also: scratch The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. from scratch COMMON If you do something or start something from scratch, you create something completely new, rather than adding to something that already exists. She set up the whole project from scratch. He would rather start again from scratch with new rules, new members, and a new electoral system. The Mlawa factory was one of the first in Poland to be built from scratch by a western investor. Note: In the past, the starting line for races was often a line scratched in the earth. See also: scratch Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. from scratch from the very beginning, especially without utilizing or relying on any previous work for assistance. In certain sports, the scratch was originally the line or mark drawn to indicate the point from which competitors had to start a race unless they had been awarded an advantage and were able to start ahead of this line. So, a competitor starting from scratch would start from a position without any advantage. The expression up to scratch (see below) also comes from this sense of the noun scratch : a competitor who was up to scratch was of a good enough standard to start a race. See also: scratch Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary do something from ˈscratch do something from the beginning, not using any work done earlier: The fire destroyed all the plans. Now we’ll have to start again from scratch. See also: scratch, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary from scratch From the very beginning. See also: scratch American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: (you) wanna make something of it? all for the best a bird in hand a bird in the hand a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you a straw will show which way the wind blows a crack at (someone or something) all right (do) (you) want to make something of it?
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