make from scratch

made from scratch

Definition

Definition of make from scratch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

cookingcreate something without using pre-made parts

She decided to make the cake from scratch.

create from scratch

creationstart a project or task from the beginning

He had to make the presentation from scratch after losing his files.

begin

commence

initiate

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with scratch

from scratch

adv.

using basic materials or raw ingredients

He baked the cake from scratch.

scratch off

remove by scraping or rubbing

She scratched off the paint to reveal the wood.

scratch out

remove or eliminate by scratching or scraping

She decided to scratch out the old address on the envelope..

chicken scratch

illegible handwriting

His notes were all in chicken scratch, impossible to read..

it's just a scratch

exp.

small mark or blemish on an object

The car is fine, it's just a scratch.

only a scratch

minor injury or damage not serious

It's only a scratch, don't worry about it.

scratch one's head

move fingers on the scalp

He began to scratch his head absentmindedly.

without a scratch

adv.

without any damage or injury

The car survived the accident without a scratch.

cook from scratch

prepare food using basic ingredients

She loves to cook from scratch using fresh vegetables.

create from scratch

make something new without using anything existing

She decided to create the website from scratch.

Examples of make from scratch in a sentence

They planned to make the furniture from scratch.
She had to make the cake from scratch after the first one burned.
We decided to make the website from scratch for better control.

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French:faire maison, commencer de zéro, ...
German:von Grund auf neu machen, von vorne anfangen, ...
Italian:preparare da zero, iniziare da capo, ...
Spanish:hacer desde cero, ...
Portuguese:fazer do zero, fazer de raiz, ...
Chinese:从头开始做, 从头开始, ...
Japanese:ゼロから作る, ゼロから始める, ...
Arabic:حضّر من الصفر, بَدَأَ من الصفر, ...
Hebrew:לְהָכִין מֵאֶפֶס, ...
Russian:делать с нуля, начать с нуля, ...
Ukrainian:робити з нуля, почати з нуля, ...
Hindi:शुरू से बनाना, शुरू से शुरू करना, ...
Bengali:শুরু থেকে তৈরি করা, শুরু থেকে শুরু করা, ...
Catalan:fer de zero, començar des de zero, ...
Czech:udělat od nuly, vytvořit od začátku, ...
Danish:lave fra bunden, starte fra bunden, ...
Dutch:vanaf nul maken, vanaf nul beginnen, ...
Greek:φτιάχνω από την αρχή, ξεκινώ από την αρχή, ...
Hungarian:saját kezűleg elkészíteni, nulláról csinálni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើពីដំបូង, ចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើថ្មីទាំងស្រុង, ...
Korean:처음부터 만들다, 처음부터 다시 만들다, ...
Persian:از ابتدا درست کردن, از ابتدا شروع کردن, ...
Polish:robić od podstaw, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer do zero, ...
Romanian:a face de la zero, a începe de la zero, ...
Swedish:göra från grunden, börja från början, ...
Thai:ทำเองตั้งแต่ต้น, เริ่มจากศูนย์, ...
Turkish:sıfırdan yapmak, sıfırdan başlamak, ...
Vietnamese:làm từ đầu, bắt đầu từ đầu, ...

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