Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go back to the drawing board

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: go back- -to the -draw-ing board
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.

Example Sentences

"After the original plan failed miserably, they decided to go back to the drawing board and come up with something new."

Inflected Forms

goes back to the drawing board (present, singular) going back to the drawing board (participle, present) went back to the drawing board (past) gone back to the drawing board (participle, past)

Questions

What does go back to the drawing board mean?: To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.

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