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What does from scratch mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word from scratch? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.
  2. (idiomatic) From basic materials or raw ingredients.
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I have never had any general fight training, so each time I have to wield a weapon I start from scratch.
Douglas has suffered goodness knows how many strokes and almost had to learn speech and ambulatory skills over from scratch.
Cooking natural ingredients from scratch is far cheaper than living off processed foods.
This is their chance to start from scratch, find their level and accept a few home truths.
There were difficulties in having qualifications recognised and for many it was a case of starting from scratch on arrival.
Along with making riding tack from scratch, he also mends pieces and fits his work to the horse.

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