scratch
scratch1 sb. skramme; rift; (i øje) ridse; (på bil) ridse, skramme;□ start from scratch starte helt forfra (fx they will be far from starting from scratch, now we have to start almost from scratch); minor scratches småskrammer (fx escape with minor scratches); up to scratch af god/høj kvalitet; not up to scratch mangelfuld; get off without a scratch slippe helt uden skrammer (el. helt uskadt); bruises and scratches (efter uheld) knubs og skrammer;
* Things were never up to scratch (standarden var lav) .
scratch2 vb. kradse (fx the desire to scratch oneself to relieve itching); ridse; (i øje, lave en ridse) ridse; (om fyldepen) kradse; (om kat etc.) rive;
□ scratch oneself klø sig; scratch oneself bloody (ved voldsom kløe) kradse sig til blods (fx some patients scratch themselves bloody); if you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours lad os hjælpe hinanden; den ene tjeneste er den anden værd; scratch one’s head klø sig i nakken/håret; scratch the surface (fig.) skrabe overfladen; kradse i overfladen.