| 单词 | from scratch |
| 释义 | from scratchSEE SYNONYMS FOR from scratch ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Words nearby from scratchfrom head to toe, Fromm, from Missouri, I'm, from pillar to post, from rags to riches, from scratch, from soup to nuts, from the bottom of one's heart, from the cradle to the grave, from the ground up, from the horse's mouth The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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