start from scratch

idiom

: to begin from a point at which nothing has been done yet

Nothing like this had ever been done before, so we had to start from scratch.

Examples of start from scratch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Specifically, Direct File taxpayers could transfer their federal return information to a state product without having to start from scratch. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Cheong took care to understand that the audience would not be experts in sustainable fashion, and strived to start from scratch tackling each topic. —

Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024 Every other candidate would have to start from scratch. —

Morgan Sweeney | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 July 2024 The Republican Party would have had to search for a new candidate who would have no money, having to start from scratch. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for start from scratch

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