back to square one

المعنى

having to start again because an attempt failed

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أمثلة

1. 1The landlord said no to our plan for the garden, so we're back to square one.
2. 2When the experiment failed, the whole science project went back to square one.
3. 3The buyer pulled out on the last day, so we're back to square one with selling the flat.
4. 4My laptop crashed and deleted the whole essay, so I'm back to square one.
5. 5If the council rejects the design again, is it back to square one for the architects?

القواعد

يأتي عادة بعد be أو go، وكثيرا بصيغة it's back to square one. التعبير نفسه ثابت.

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