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Back to the drawing board Meaning in English

expression

BAK tuh THUH DRAW-ing BORD
BAK tuh THUH DROR-ing BAWD

التعريف

Used when you have to start something over again because the previous attempt failed or didn't work.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an idiomatic, informal expression, often used in work, school, and creative situations. It does not mean literally drawing, but restarting after a plan fails. Be careful not to use it for minor mistakes; it's for plans, projects, or big ideas.

Spanish: volver a empezar - volver a la mesa de dibujoPortuguese (BR): voltar à estaca zero - voltar ao inícioPortuguese (PT): voltar à estaca zero - voltar ao inícioChinese (Simplified): 从头再来 - 重新开始Chinese (Traditional): 從頭再來 - 重新開始Hindi: फिर से शुरुआत करनाArabic: العودة إلى نقطة البداية - البدء من جديدBengali: আবার শুরু করা - নতুন করে পরিকল্পনা করাRussian: начать с начала - вернуться к чертежной доскеJapanese: 振り出しに戻る - 仕切り直しVietnamese: làm lại từ đầu - trở lại điểm xuất phátKorean: 처음부터 다시 시작하다 - 원점으로 돌아가다Turkish: en baştan başlamak - sil baştanUrdu: دوبارہ آغاز کرنا - سب کچھ پھر سے شروع کرناIndonesian: bắt đầu lại từ đầu - quay lại kế hoạch ban đầu

جمل نموذجية

Our plan didn't work, so it's back to the drawing board.

basic

If this idea fails, we'll go back to the drawing board.

basic

We need to go back to the drawing board and find a new solution.

basic

Well, that didn't go as planned. It's back to the drawing board for us.

natural

Every time we hit a roadblock, it's back to the drawing board.

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Looks like it's back to the drawing board—let's brainstorm some fresh ideas.

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