scratch that

skrætʃ ðæt

Definition

Definition of scratch that - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

correction

disregard the previous statement or idea

I thought it was Monday, scratch that, it's Tuesday.

change mind

decide not to do something previously planned

I was going to go, but scratch that.

forget it

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Expressions with scratch that

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scratch that itch

satisfy a strong desire or need

He finally scratched that itch by traveling to Japan.

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.

make from scratch

create something without using pre-made parts

She decided to make the cake from scratch.

Terms with scratch that included in their meaning

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itched

adj.

medical

having a sensation that causes a desire to scratch

itchies

sensation

feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch

Examples of scratch that in a sentence

We planned to leave at noon, scratch that, at one.
I planned to call her, but scratch that.
We were going to paint the room blue, scratch that.

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French:oubliez ça, laisse tomber, ...
German:vergiss das, streichen wir das, ...
Italian:come non detto, ...
Spanish:olvídalo, ...
Portuguese:esquece, ...
Chinese:算了, ...
Japanese:訂正, やっぱりやめた, ...
Arabic:اِنْسَ ذَلِك, اِنْسَ الأَمْر, ...
Hebrew:עֲזוֹב, שְׁכַח מִזֶּה, ...
Russian:забудь, передумать, ...
Ukrainian:забудьмо це, передумати, ...
Hindi:नहीं, उसे छोड़ो, रहने दो, ...
Bengali:ওটা বাদ দাও, থাক, ওটা বাদ দাও, ...
Catalan:vull dir, deixa-ho córrer, ...
Czech:to neplatí, to ne, ...
Danish:nej vent, lad være med det, ...
Dutch:laat maar, laat maar zitten, ...
Greek:άκυρο, άλλαξα γνώμη, ...
Hungarian:ezt visszavonom, mégse, ...
Khmer:កុំគិតពីអ្វីដែលខ្ញុំទើបនិយាយ, បោះបង់ចោលវិញ, ...
Korean:그거 취소, 그만두자, ...
Persian:نه، بی‌خیال, بی‌خیال, ...
Polish:nieważne, cofam to, ...
Portuguese (BR):esqueça isso, deixa pra lá, ...
Romanian:anulează asta, renunț la asta, ...
Swedish:stryk det, ...
Thai:ไม่ใช่สิ, ช่างมันเถอะ, ...
Turkish:boşver, ...
Vietnamese:khoan, không đúng, thôi bỏ đi, ...

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