"scratch that" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-scratch that.ogg [Australia] Forms: scratches that [present, singular, third-person], scratching that [participle, present], scratched that [participle, past], scratched that [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scratch that (third-person singular simple present scratches that, present participle scratching that, simple past and past participle scratched that)
  1. (idiomatic, usually as imperative) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement. Tags: idiomatic, usually

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          "text": "I'll have eggs and sausage. No, scratch that. I'll have eggs and bacon."
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        "(idiomatic, usually as imperative) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement."
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