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go back to the drawing board

Idiom Education

Meaning

to start over again because the previous plan failed

Example Sentences

"Our experiment failed, so we have to go back to the drawing board."

Related Expressions

Throw money at something

To try to solve a problem by spending a lot of money instead...

work your fingers to the bone

to work extremely hard

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Things are usually worst just before they improve.

plan ahead

to prepare for the future

tighten your belt

to spend less money; to economize

double down on

to increase effort or commitment toward something