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Definition: TO COME TO THE SCRATCH |
TO COME TO THE SCRATCH1. (a) (Prize Fighting) To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest; hence: (b) To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely. [Colloq.] |
Crosswords: TO COME TO THE SCRATCH |
| Specialty definitions using "TO COME TO THE SCRATCH": Come to the Scratch. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "TO COME TO THE SCRATCH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | megüt a mértéket, kiállja a próbát (to come to scratch, to pass muster, to pass the test, to stand the proof, to wash). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay omecay otay ethay atchscray | ||||
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F      43 4F 4D 45      54 4F      54 48 45      53 43 52 41 54 43 48 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01000011 01001111 01001101 01000101 00100000 01010100 01001111 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01000011 01010010 01000001 01010100 01000011 01001000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   C O M E   T O   T H E   S C R A T C H |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F      0043 004F 004D 0045      0054 004F      0054 0048 0045      0053 0043 0052 0041 0054 0043 0048 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5449237494739254492544239253375235543742 |
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