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back to square one

back to the starting point

In Idioms & Sayings

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(idiom) to return to the beginning or starting point, usually because previous progress has failed or been undone; to start again from the beginning

Examples

• After the project was cancelled, we were back to square one and had to find a new idea.

Nearby in Idioms & Sayings

wrap your head around, a piece of one's mind, add fuel to the fire, ballpark figure, bite off more than you can chew, blow off steam