go back to square one Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
go back to square oneTo go back to the very first stage of something; to be returned to an initial starting point. We'll have to go back to square one if the government pulls our funding on this project. I lost all my data when the computer crashed, so I'm afraid I'm going back to square one.See also: back, go, one, squarego back to square oneFig. to return to the starting point. (Alludes to the squares of a board game.) It's back to square one. We have to start over. It looks like it's back to square one for you.See also: back, go, one, squarebe/go back to square ˈone (also start again from square ˈone) (informal) start something again from the beginning because your first idea, plan, action, etc. has failed or has been stopped: The experiment didnt work, so its back to square one, Im afraid.This may refer to going back to the beginning or first square of a board game such as snakes and ladders.See also: back, go, one, squareSee also:- be/go back to square one
- back to square one
- back
- back at (something or some place)
- break one's neck, to
- come back and see us
- a while back
- (in) back of (something)
- back of
- back of something
go back to square oneto have to start again because something didn't work: "Well, so much for trying! I suppose it's back to square one."
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