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Definition

To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.

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Origins

See scratch (“cross out, strike through”).

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In Context

  • "I'll have eggs and sausage. No, scratch that. I'll have eggs and bacon."
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Related Idioms

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Used to refer back to one's own previous statement in a discourse.

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