go back to square one

phrase

: to start over

His idea didn't work, so he had to go back to square one.

Examples of go back to square one in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pandemic has made all businesses go back to square one and reinvent themselves, so now is your time to shine! — Michael Graziano, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021

Since the current vaccines are already in circulation, manufacturers probably wouldn’t have to go back to square one to get a vaccine approved for a new strain, experts have said. — Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2021

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