How to Pronounce "start from scratch"
expression
ˈstɑɹt/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈskɹætʃ
START frum SKRATCH
stˈɑːt/ /fɹˈɒm/ /skɹˈætʃ
staht FROM SKRATCH
Definition
To begin something again with no preparation or advantage, as if starting at the very beginning.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstɑɹt/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈskɹætʃ
British English
stˈɑːt/ /fɹˈɒm/ /skɹˈætʃ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
START frum SKRATCH
UK
staht FROM SKRATCH
Listen in Context
After losing all his files, he had to start from scratch.
If this plan fails, we'll have to start from scratch again.
They built their business by starting from scratch.
I lost my draft, so now I have to start from scratch and rewrite the whole report.