from scratch

Meaning

1. (idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.
2. (idiomatic) From basic materials or raw ingredients.

Synonyms

from the beginning

dramatically

ab ovo

radically

revolutionary

from the start

from the ground up

Translations

à partir de zéro

do zero

do nada

vanaf het begin

da capo

desde cero

do início

helemaal opnieuw

vanaf nul

von Grund auf

drastico

radicale

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.