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

Because the house was already full of furniture, the designer, Allison Allen, didn’t have to start from scratch. —Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025

In the end, Oracle could just start from scratch and create its own recommendation algorithm, which would not be hard. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025

Refresh your home or start from scratch with curtains, mattresses, blankets, chairs, couches, mirrors, and more. —Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

The point is that there’s no need to undersell the talent that’s left and start from scratch because that doesn’t offer any greater likelihood of becoming a contender than keeping Achane and Waddle would. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for start from scratch

• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• toothache
• bache
• batch
• brach