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back to the old drawing board

back to the old drawing board is the alternative form of back to the drawing board.

Meaning of back to the drawing board

Adverb

back to the drawing board

  1. (idiomatic) Indicates that one must try a different strategy in order to achieve some goal following the failure of a recent attempt.
    • Well, that didn't work at all, so it's back to the drawing board, I guess.

Questions about back to the old drawing board

What is back to the old drawing board the alternative form of?
Back to the old drawing board is the alternative form of back to the drawing board.

Words near back to the old drawing board in the dictionary

  1. back to front
  2. back to nature
  3. back to square one
  4. back to the drawing board
  5. Back to the Future Day
  6. back to the old drawing board
  7. back to the soil
  8. back to the wall
  9. back tooth
  10. back trail
  11. back up

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