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# back to the drawing board

phrase (idiom)

«back to the drawing board» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

to start planning again because the first plan failed.

### In the lessons

All regions; school, business, everyday; honest and slightly humorous way to admit failure.

### Examples

- The bridge fell down, so it's back to the drawing board.
- Our plan didn't work — back to the drawing board.
- Coach: «After that defeat, it's back to the drawing board.»
- The cake didn't rise; back to the drawing board.
- Scientists went back to the drawing board after the test failed.
- News: «The council goes back to the drawing board after the plan was rejected.»

### Note

Means «start again». A drawing board is a table where designers draw plans; not about art lessons.