Listening exercises with “From scratch”
If you do something from scratch, then you do it from the beginning, or from nothing.
For example, if you cook something from scratch, then you cook it entirely yourself and with no preprepared ingredients.
Here’s an example (the speaker has an North American accent):
Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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Here’s another example in an Irish accent:
Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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The expression from scratch is used when talking about having to start or restart something from the beginning – often in a negative sense.
Here’s an example in an RP accent:
Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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Here’s another example (North American accent):
Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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