A1 Idiom Informal

Back to the drawing board.

Start over.

Meaning

To start a task or plan again from the beginning.

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Cultural Background

It is a standard way to show you are not discouraged by failure. It is literally how designers worked for decades.

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Use it to sound resilient

Using this phrase shows you are ready to try again.

Meaning

To start a task or plan again from the beginning.

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Use it to sound resilient

Using this phrase shows you are ready to try again.

Test Yourself

Complete the phrase.

When our plan failed, we had to go ____ the drawing board.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: back to

The idiom is 'back to the drawing board'.

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Visual Learning Aids

Practice Bank

1 exercises
Complete the phrase. Fill Blank A1

When our plan failed, we had to go ____ the drawing board.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: back to

The idiom is 'back to the drawing board'.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

It is neutral/informal.

Related Phrases

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Back to square one

synonym

Starting over.

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