start something from scratch

(verb) start something from the very beginning

Example Sentences:

When Kurt built a bed for his young son, he started building from scratch, and made the bed out of wood. It’s beautiful!

Vicky started her company from scratch, and now she is rich and successful!

A: Are you going to buy a cake for Samantha’s birthday?
B: No, I’m going to be starting the cake from scratch. I’m going to buy the milk, flour, eggs…..

From the Blogs:

Health-Care Reform: Let’s start from scratch

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Similar idioms:

1. BFD
2. up to scratch
3. chicken scratch
4. I’m on it
5. have a cow
6. icing on the cake
7. get up on the wrong side of the bed
8. start the ball rolling
9. you can’t have your cake and eat it too
10. start off on the wrong foot
11. nothing to lose