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 THE GROUND UP.
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 THE GROUND UP.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012