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• scratch the surface — {v. phr.} To learn or understand very little about something. Usually used with a limiting adverb (as only , hardly ). * /We thought we understood Africa but when we made a trip there we found we had only scratched the surface./ * /High school… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• scratch the surface — {v. phr.} To learn or understand very little about something. Usually used with a limiting adverb (as only , hardly ). * /We thought we understood Africa but when we made a trip there we found we had only scratched the surface./ * /High school… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• scratch — scratch1 [skrætʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rub your skin)¦ 2¦(cut somebody s skin)¦ 3¦(make a mark)¦ 4¦(animals)¦ 5¦(remove something)¦ 6¦(remove writing)¦ 7¦(make a noise)¦ 8 scratch the surface 9 scratch your head 10¦(stop something happening)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scratch — 1 verb 1 RUB YOU SKIN (I, T) to rub your skin with your nails, especially because it itches (itch1 (1)): Try not to scratch those mosquito bites. 2 MAKE A MARK (T) to rub something sharp or rough against a hard surface so that it makes a thin… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• begin — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To get under way] Syn. start, cause, initiate, inaugurate, commence, occasion, impel, produce, effect, set in motion, launch, mount, start up, start off, start on, start in, take up, induce, create, bring about, get going,… …   English dictionary for students

• scratch cradle — Cratch Cratch (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE. cracche, crecche, F. cr[ e]che crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea, G. krippe crib. See {Crib}.] A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Begin from first where He encradled was …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scratch the surface — verb To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible. This course only scratches the surface of the subject …   Wiktionary

• scratch the surface — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be superficial, analyze superficially, inspect superficially, touch on, touch upon, mention, skim, scan, brush; see also begin 1 , 2 …   English dictionary for students

• scratch the surface — barely begin, uncover only a few facts    His first lecture on Stravinsky only scratched the surface. He told us the basic facts about the composer …   English idioms

• start from scratch — begin from zero, begin with nothing …   English contemporary dictionary

• Nuzzle and Scratch — Format Children s television series Comedy Drama Created by Barry Quinn and Alan Robinson Written by Various writers including: Matt Lyons, Karen Ward, Adrian Poynton, Robbie Sims, Dominic MacDonald, Stephen Cannon, Diana Hinshelwood, Simon… …   Wikipedia