without a scratch

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Definition of without a scratch - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

unharmedwithout any damage or injury

The car survived the accident without a scratch.

unharmed

unscathed

unmarkedwithout any marks or blemishes

The phone fell but landed without a scratch.

unharmed

unscathed

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Expressions with without a scratch

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come through without a scratch

survive a situation unharmed or undamaged

He came through the accident without a scratch.

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.

Examples of without a scratch in a sentence

The phone fell off the table without a scratch.
He walked away from the accident without a scratch.
The vase fell and survived without a scratch.

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French:sans une égratignure, sans une marque, ...
German:ohne einen Kratzer, ohne eine Schramme, ...
Italian:illeso, ...
Spanish:sin un rasguño, ...
Portuguese:sem um arranhão, sem nenhum arranhão, ...
Chinese:毫发无损, ...
Japanese:無傷で, ...
Arabic:دُون أَيّ خَدْش, دُونَ أَيِّ خَدْشٍ, ...
Hebrew:בְּלִי שְׂרִיטָה, בְּלִי שְׂרִיטָה, ...
Russian:без царапины, ...
Ukrainian:без подряпини, без подряпин, ...
Hindi:बिना खरोंच के, बिना किसी निशान के, ...
Bengali:একটি আঁচড় ছাড়াই, একটি আঁচড়ও ছাড়া, ...
Catalan:sense ni una rascada, sense cap marca, ...
Czech:bez úhony, bez újmy, ...
Danish:uden en skramme, uden en ridse, ...
Dutch:zonder een schrammetje, ...
Greek:χωρίς ούτε γρατζουνιά, χωρίς γρατζουνιά, ...
Hungarian:sértetlenül, karcolás nélkül, ...
Khmer:ដោយគ្មានស្នាមខូចខាត, ដោយគ្មានស្នាមសោះ, ...
Korean:흠집 없이, ...
Persian:بی‌هیچ خراش, بدون خراش, ...
Polish:bez zadrapania, bez uszczerbku, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem um arranhão, sem nenhum arranhão, ...
Romanian:fără o zgârietură, neatins, ...
Swedish:utan en skråma, ...
Thai:โดยไม่เป็นอะไรเลย, ไม่เป็นรอย, ...
Turkish:çiziksiz, tek çizik almadan, ...
Vietnamese:không một vết xước, không bị trầy xước, ...

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