Học từ vựng | Vocabulary learning |be back to square one


be back to square one ()

/bi ˈbæk 'tuː ˈskwer wʌn//bi ˈbæk tuː skweə(r) wʌn/

to have arrived back at the situation from which you started to do something

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The police are now back to square one in their investigation.
After trying various business strategies, the startup found itself back to square one, reevaluating its entire business plan.
They worked diligently on the home renovation project, but a major setback meant they had to start over from scratch, putting them back to square one.
Despite their efforts to resolve the conflict, negotiations broke down, and the two parties were back to square one in their attempts to find a compromise.

Từ vựng khác:

be at a crossroads , love at first sight , be at a dead end , undercooked , substandard