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back to the drawing board

back to the draw·ing board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak too stressed th ee draw-ing bawrd, bohrd]
    • /bæk tu stressed ði ˈdrɔ ɪŋ bɔrd, boʊrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak too stressed th ee draw-ing bawrd, bohrd]
    • /bæk tu stressed ði ˈdrɔ ɪŋ bɔrd, boʊrd/

Definitions of back to the drawing board words

  • phrase back to the drawing board If you say that you will have to go back to the drawing board, you mean that something which you have done has not been successful and that you will have to start again or try another idea. 3
  • noun back to the drawing board return to an earlier stage in an enterprise because a planned undertaking has failed 3
  • noun back to the drawing board back to the beginning or to the planning stage for a fresh approach or to find out what went wrong 3
  • noun back to the drawing board a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting. 1
  • idioms back to the drawing board back to the drawing board, back to the original or an earlier stage of planning or development: Our plan didn't work out, so it's back to the drawing board. 1
  • idioms back to the drawing board on the drawing board, in the planning or design stage: The shopping center is still on the drawing board. 1
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Origin of back to the drawing board

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Back to the drawing board

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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back to the drawing board popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

back to the drawing board usage trend in Literature

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