Смысл: back-scratch

back-scratch[ʹbækskrætʃ]
v разг.
<Í> подхалимничать, лакействовать; ≅ лизать или чесать пятки

(one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch Идиома

from scratch

from the very beginning He decided to build the house from scratch.

scratch

remove from the list, cancel I saw the list of players on the team. I've been scratched.

scratch one

do something nice for someone in the hope that they will do something for you "You scratch my back and I

scratch the surface

barely begin, uncover only a few facts His first lecture on Stravinsky only scratched the surface.

scratch your head

feel confused, wonder who or why They're still scratching their heads about who assassinated Kennedy.

start from scratch

start from the beginning, go back to square one After the flood, we all had to start from scratch - to rebuild our lives.

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

Idiom(s): You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

Theme: RECIPROCITY

You do a favor for me and I'll do a favor for you.; If you do something for me that I cannot do for myself, I will do something for you that you cannot do for yourself.
• I'll grab the box on the top shelf if you will creep under the table and pick up my pen. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
• Politicians are always saying to one another, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."

scratch one's back

Idiom(s): scratch one's back

Theme: RECIPROCITY

to do a favor for someone in return for a favor done for you. (Informal.)
• You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
• We believe that the mayor has been scratching the treasurer's back.

scratch around

Idiom(s): scratch around (for sth)

Theme: SEARCHING

to look here and there for something. (Informal.)
• Let me scratch around for a better bargain. Maybe I can come up with something you like.
• I'll scratch around for a week or two and see what I come up with.

not up to scratch

Idiom(s): not up to scratch AND not up to snuff

Theme: ADEQUACY

not adequate. (Informal.)
• Sorry, your paper isn't up to scratch. Please do it over again.
• The performance was not up to snuff.

(one's) (hand)writing is like craven scratch

One's autography is actual poor, messy, and illegible, likened to the marks fabricated in the clay by a chicken. I can't accept these addendum at all, your autography is like craven scratch!Learn more: chicken, like, scratch

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nothing short of nothing of the kind nothing down nothing but skin and bones not worth a hill of beans not worth a dime not up to scratch not to cross a bridge before one comes to it not take no for an answer not sleep a wink not show one's face not set foot somewhere not see farther than the end of one's nose not one's cup of tea (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time (one) should be so lucky (one) smart apple (one) still has (one's) communion money (one) will be forgiven for (doing something) (one) will be lucky (one) will eat (someone or something) for breakfast (one) will have (someone or something) for breakfast (one) will kill (someone) (one) will murder (someone) (one) woke up on the right side of the grass (one) won't (do something) again in a hurry (one) won't be (doing something) again in a hurry (one) won't bite (someone) (one) won't eat (someone) (one) won't give up without a fight (one) won't hear of (something) (one) would (do something) for two pins (one) would (just) as soon (do something) (one) would be forgiven for (doing something) (one) would be lucky (one) would do well to (do something) (one) wouldn't (do something) again in a hurry (one) zigged when (one) should have zagged (one, two, three) strikes against (someone or something) (one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch (one's) (old) china (one's) (own) flesh and blood (one's) (own) way (one's) (true) stripes (one's) ABCs (one's) all (one's) applecart (one's) ass is grass (one's) ass is on the line (one's) ass off (one's) autumn years (one's) back is turned (one's) back is up (one's) bag (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite (one's) bearings (one's) best bib and tucker (one's) best foot forward (one's) best shot (one's) better half (one's) better nature (one's) blood is up (one's) blood runs cold (one's) boat comes in (one's) bottom dollar