back to square one

Significado

having to start again because an attempt failed

Tener que empezar de nuevo tras un intento fallido.

Ejemplos

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?

Gramática

Suele ir después de be o go, a menudo en it's back to square one. La expresión no cambia.

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