what is 'from scratch'# EnglishChat - 鸟语花香s*l2003-08-17 07:081 楼what does if mean if someone says, 'this can not be done from scratch'?
j*t2003-08-17 07:082 楼from the very beginning.【在 s*****l 的大作中提到】: what does if mean if someone says, 'this can not be done from scratch'?
s*s2003-08-17 07:083 楼hm, scratch means the starting line in a race, hence the meaningof from scratch.【在 j*****t 的大作中提到】: from the very beginning.
n*t2003-08-17 07:084 楼it means, you do something without using other people'swork.【在 s*****l 的大作中提到】: what does if mean if someone says, 'this can not be done from scratch'?