on the drawing board
Definition of on the drawing board
: being created Plans for the new stadium are on the drawing board.
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drawingplay
: an act or instance of drawing
: the process of deciding something by drawing lots
: the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines
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boardplay
: border, edge
: the side of a ship
: a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width
: to come up against or alongside (a ship) usually to attack
: accost, address
: to go aboard (such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus)
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