from scratch

Prepositional phrase

idiomatic

(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation. / (idiomatic) From basic materials or raw ingredients.

Japanese Meaning

最初から、初めから / 何の準備もなく、ゼロから / 基本の素材や原材料から

She built the website from scratch in just two weeks.

彼女はたった2週間でウェブサイトをゼロから作り上げた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.

There were so many errors in the program that the programmer decided to rewrite it from scratch.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) From basic materials or raw ingredients.

She said she wanted to build a new house from scratch.