Work & careers
start from scratch
begin with nothing prepared
To start from scratch is to begin again with nothing prepared, available, or completed.
Hear it in real life
Can you repair the old presentation?
No, the data is outdated, so I'll have to start from scratch.
My laptop crashed, so I had to start the report from scratch.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I had to start from the scratch.
Say: I had to start from scratch.
The fixed expression uses “from scratch” without “the.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
start from scratch; have to start from scratch
Your turn: say it out loud
My laptop crashed, so I had to start the report from scratch.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
start from scratch
begin with nothing prepared
“My laptop crashed, so I had to start the report from scratch.”
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