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in_the_loop_471 to make something by putting together the separate basic components, rather than using a mix or kit or buying something pre-made Compare to: start from scratch

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MAKE (SOMETHING) FROM SCRATCH My mother never buys cake mixes or ready-made cookies at the supermarket. She always buys the flour, sugar, butter, and eggs, and makes cakes and cookies from scratch.George didn’t use a kit from a store to build a playhouse for his children. Instead, he designed the playhouse himself, bought all the materials he needed, and made it from scratch. The expression make something from scratch is usually used to describe baked goods (sentence 1). Something made from scratch is considered to be superior to something pre-made, because it is probably made more carefully and with the best ingredients.

Id	in_the_loop_471
Idiom	MAKE (SOMETHING) FROM SCRATCH
Definition	to make something by putting together the separate basic components, rather than using a mix or kit or buying something pre-made
Examples	My mother never buys cake mixes or ready-made cookies at the supermarket. She always buys the flour, sugar, butter, and eggs, and makes cakes and cookies from scratch. George didn’t use a kit from a store to build a playhouse for his children. Instead, he designed the playhouse himself, bought all the materials he needed, and made it from scratch.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: start from scratch
Extra Info	The expression make something from scratch is usually used to describe baked goods (sentence 1). Something made from scratch is considered to be superior to something pre-made, because it is probably made more carefully and with the best ingredients.

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