from scratch

Etymology
From the scratch drawn in the ground serving as the starting line of a foot race. A runner “starting from scratch” received no handicap, but started at the beginning of the course.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.
 * There were so many errors in the program that the programmer decided to rewrite it from scratch.
 * When the writer finished writing his book, it was stolen and now he has to rewrite it from scratch.
 * He had no money and no rich friends, so he had to build his business from scratch.
 * 1)  From basic materials or raw ingredients.
 * She said she wanted to build a new house from scratch.
 * He was out of pancake mix so he had to make the batter from scratch.
 * She said she wanted to build a new house from scratch.
 * He was out of pancake mix so he had to make the batter from scratch.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: van die begin af
 * Bulgarian: започвам отначало
 * Catalan: des de zero, de cap i de nou, des del principi
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 從頭做起, 從頭開始, 從頭開始,
 * Dutch: vanaf nul, helemaal opnieuw, vanaf het begin
 * Finnish: tyhjästä, alusta alkaen
 * French: à partir de zéro, de zéro
 * Georgian: ნოლიდან, თავიდან
 * German: von Grund auf, von neuem, von der Pike auf
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: da capo, di sana pianta, dal nulla,
 * Japanese: 最初から,, ゼロの状態から
 * Norwegian: fra bunnen av
 * Persian: از اول
 * Polish:, od początku, od zera
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: с чи́стого листа́,, с са́мого нача́ла
 * Spanish: desde cero, de cero, ex novo
 * Turkish:, sıfırdan


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 用原料來...
 * Dutch: vanaf het begin
 * Finnish: raaka-aineista
 * Italian: dal nulla
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: ex nihilo


 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Interlingua:
 * Spanish: