back to square one

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Definitions of back to square one words

phrase back to square one If you are back to square one, you have to start dealing with something from the beginning again because the way you were dealing with it has failed. 3
noun back to square one indicating a return to the starting point of an investigation, experiment, etc, because of failure, lack of progress, etc 3
adjective back to square one (Idiomatic) Located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure. 0
adverb back to square one (Idiomatic) Back to the start, as after a dead-end or failure. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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