How to Pronounce "go back to the drawing board"
expression
GOH-BAK-too-thuh-DRAW-ing-BORD
goh-BAK-too-thuh-DRAW-ing-BAWD
Definition
To start planning something again from the beginning because the previous plan failed or didn’t work.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɹɔɪŋ/ /ˈbɔɹd
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /bˈæk/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /dɹˈɔːɹɪŋ/ /bˈɔːd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH-BAK-too-thuh-DRAW-ing-BORD
UK
goh-BAK-too-thuh-DRAW-ing-BAWD
Listen in Context
We have to go back to the drawing board and find a new solution.
The project was not accepted, so it's time to go back to the drawing board.
If this idea doesn't work, we will go back to the drawing board.
The client didn't like our design, so we need to go back to the drawing board.