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1 start from scratch
van onder af beginnen, zonder iets beginnen〈 figuurlijk〉bij het begin beginnen, met niets beginnen -
2 scratch
n. schram; krab, -krab; onaangenaam geluid; gegier; gekraak; gekrabbel; beginpunt; vanaf het begin; nul; geld (slang)--------v. schrammen; krabben, -krab; onaangenaam geluidmaken; gieren; kraken; krassen, met moeite behalen; uitwissenscratch1[ skrætsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:bring someone up to scratch for a test • iemand klaarmaken voor een testcome up to scratch • het halen/reddenit comes up to scratch • het voldoet————————scratch2♦voorbeelden:————————scratch3♦voorbeelden:1 krassen ⇒ (zich) krabben, krassen maken/krijgen (in)♦voorbeelden:¶ 〈 spreekwoord〉 you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours • als de ene hand de andere wast, dan zijn ze beide schoon♦voorbeelden:
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start from scratch — Scratch Scratch, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. [1913 Webster] The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
start from scratch — See: FROM SCRATCH … Dictionary of American idioms
start from scratch — See: FROM SCRATCH … Dictionary of American idioms
start from scratch — When you start something from scratch, you start at the very beginning … The small dictionary of idiomes
start from scratch — (figurative) 1. To start at the beginning 2. To embark on (a task, career, etc) without any advantages, experience or without any preparatory work having been done • • • Main Entry: ↑scratch … Useful english dictionary
start from scratch — start from the beginning, go back to square one After the flood, we all had to start from scratch to rebuild our lives … English idioms
start\ from\ scratch — See: from scratch … Словарь американских идиом
start from scratch — begin from zero, begin with nothing … English contemporary dictionary
from scratch — {adv. phr.}, {informal} With no help from anything done before; from the beginning; from nothing. * /Dick built a radio from scratch./ * /In sewing class, Mary already knew how to sew a little, but Jane had to start from scratch./ Compare: FROM… … Dictionary of American idioms
from scratch — {adv. phr.}, {informal} With no help from anything done before; from the beginning; from nothing. * /Dick built a radio from scratch./ * /In sewing class, Mary already knew how to sew a little, but Jane had to start from scratch./ Compare: FROM… … Dictionary of American idioms
from scratch — from nothing. We decided to build a newspaper pretty much from scratch. Usage notes: often used in the form start from scratch: Can we fix the current computer system, or would it be better to start from scratch? … New idioms dictionary