back to square one
Definition
› If you are back to square one, you have to start working on a plan from the beginning because your previous attempt failed completely: If this doesn't work we're back to square one.Starting againStarting and beginning
(Definition of back to square one from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- continue verb
- get back to sth phrasal verb
- go back to sth phrasal verb
- go on phrasal verb (TALK AGAIN)
- pick (sth) up phrasal verb
- pick up on sth phrasal verb (RETURN)
- pick up the pieces idiom
- pick up the thread(s) idiom
- recreation noun (MAKE AGAIN)
- renew verb (REPEAT)
- reopen verb
- restart verb
- resume verb
- resumption noun
- start over phrasal verb
- with the slate wiped clean idiom
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