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from scratch

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from scratch
if you do something from scratch, you start right at the beginning. We lost all our work in the fire and had to start from scratch. George built a garage from scratch.
See also: from, scratch


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?
See also: from, scratch

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Built from Scratch tells the story of the one of the world's most successful businesses: Home Depot, the U.
The cost of building Cal State Channel Islands from scratch has been put at $120 million to $160 million.
Hispanics are more likely to cook from scratch than non-Hispanics; however, the importance of homemade cooking declines as Hispanics acculturate.
 
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