go back to the drawing board
idiom
: to start over
The company went back to the drawing board to make a better product.
Examples of go back to the drawing board in a Sentence
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It would be rebooted in lackluster fashion and a live-action series would receive a huge social-media backlash, forcing its producers to go back to the drawing board.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 29 July 2022
Instead, take some time and go back to the drawing board.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021
If recruiting is a serious challenge, go back to the drawing board and redesign your brand story.
—Todd Irwin, Forbes, 15 June 2021
The Academy needs to go back to the drawing board on this.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 May 2022
When designing loyalty programs for the circular economy, many retail organizations might have to go back to the drawing board and introduce more environmentally friendly benefits to engage their customers.
—Ted Levine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
David Kaye, a former United Nations special rapporteur on free expression, said Twitter should revert the policy and go back to the drawing board.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021
The supervisors’ vote overturned a Planning Commission approval of the project, essentially ordering city planners to go back to the drawing board and prepare a new environmental study.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2021
And when one idea doesn't work, PR professionals must have the drive to go back to the drawing board to create something better and more intriguing.
—Catherine Seeds, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 29 July 2022
Instead, take some time and go back to the drawing board.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021
If recruiting is a serious challenge, go back to the drawing board and redesign your brand story.
—Todd Irwin, Forbes, 15 June 2021
The Academy needs to go back to the drawing board on this.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 May 2022
When designing loyalty programs for the circular economy, many retail organizations might have to go back to the drawing board and introduce more environmentally friendly benefits to engage their customers.
—Ted Levine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
David Kaye, a former United Nations special rapporteur on free expression, said Twitter should revert the policy and go back to the drawing board.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021
The supervisors’ vote overturned a Planning Commission approval of the project, essentially ordering city planners to go back to the drawing board and prepare a new environmental study.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2021
And when one idea doesn't work, PR professionals must have the drive to go back to the drawing board to create something better and more intriguing.
—Catherine Seeds, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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