start from scratch

He said that if IBM had tried to build new software without any of the IPR from Horizon, it would have needed to "start from scratch, which would have cost the Post Office hundreds of millions of pounds".

That gift proved quite useful when tackling the tough subject matter, all while managing her anxiety about what she called having to “start from scratch” with a new role for the first time in several years.

One group of architects is trying to create an online catalogue of home build designs for residents who don’t want to start from scratch.

Joyce was, of course, Beckett’s mentor, and though he went in the opposite direction of Joyce’s maximalism, he shares the same determination to start from scratch with artistic form.

"M23 are making our lives very difficult. They must stop this war. Even if I wanted to go back home, I'll be forced to start from scratch. They've stolen everything we left behind," she said.