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Apr 13, 2017 · 1. It still means the same. They are at the same point (tied) so it's as if they never started. – Matt E. Эллен. May 8, 2012 at 13:18. 4. The headline is, "In 12 swing states, they're starting from scratch", and "to start from scratch" does not mean "to be at a tie" there or elsewhere. Much rather, because they are at a tie, their ...
Aug 26, 2011 · The first such scratch was the crease which is a boundary line for batsmen in cricket. John Nyren's Young Cricketer's Tutor, 1833 records this line from a 1778 work by Cotton: "Ye strikers... Stand firm to your scratch, let your bat be upright." It is the world of boxing that has given us the concept of 'starting from scratch'.
1. If you go with "purpose-built", which I think is a reasonable choice, you'll probably want to rearrange your sentence into something like: "For this study, X was purpose-built." Also, I've never heard of something developed from "the scratch" - it's just "from scratch." – user888379.
Aug 19, 2014 · Generally, from scratch has two senses: “From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation” and “From basic materials or raw ingredients” (wiktionary). From the ground up has one sense: “From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals” (wiktionary).
Starting from A gives you all the words that start with A and all the words that start with the letters after A. Your wording makes the difference less clear. For example I think the following is clearer. Please give me all the names starting with the letter C. Please give me all the names starting from the letter C.
Thanks for the answer, but it is not really what I was looking for. I know this expression and use it often, but the one I am looking for goes beyond building from scratch, it's about making the scratch also. Just as you say, making bread from scratch is using flour, the expression I am looking for covers the making of the flour itself.
May 8, 2018 · The competitor who starts scratch has no assigned handicap. However: the significance of starting scratch varies, depending on the sort of handicap assigned. In golf, for instance, where the lowest score wins, your handicap is a number you subtract from your score, so a "scratch" golfer—handicap=0—is among the best in the match.
Jun 2, 2018 · The inclusion of "template" isn't a red herring, but it's not the antecedent of the pronoun "it" either as stated in the edit; it's there to emphasize that the project (which is the antecedent of "it) was done from scratch--without, as you quoted, "something that establishes or serves as a pattern". In fact, doing something from scratch is by definition not using a template.
Scratch the surface is actually an idiomatic expression, you are probably referring to the figurative usage: Lit. to scratch something just on the surface, not extending the mark below the finish into the wood, stone, marble, below. There is no serious damage done to the bench. You only scratched the surface.
Jul 10, 2018 · They only scratch the surface. From TheFreeDictionary.com: To do, engage with, or understand something to ...
