back to square one

뜻

having to start again because an attempt failed

실패하여 처음부터 다시 시작해야 하다.

예문

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?

문법

보통 동사 be나 go 뒤에 쓰고, it's back to square one의 형태로 자주 쓴다. 표현 자체는 바뀌지 않는다.

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