(start) from square one
1square one — noun the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one • Hypernyms …
2start from scratch — start from the beginning, go back to square one After the flood, we all had to start from scratch to rebuild our lives …
3back to square one — If you are back to square one, you have to start from the beginning again. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say that someone is back to square one means that they have not succeeded in what they were trying to do, so they have to… …
4back to square one — if you are back to square one, you have to start working on a plan from the beginning because your previous attempt failed and the progress you made is now wasted. We thought everything was settled, but now they say they re not happy with the… …
5back to square one — If you are back to square one, you have to start from the beginning again …
6back to square one — back to the first step, start from scratch If you forget to do one of the steps, it s back to square one …
7Back to square one — If you are back to square one, you have to start from the beginning again …
8go back to square one — [v] start all over begin again, go back to the drawing board, make a fresh start, make a new beginning, start from scratch, wipe the slate clean; concepts 221,241 …
9square — square1 W3S2 [skweə US skwer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shape)¦ 2¦(angle)¦ 3 square metre/mile etc 4 5 feet/2 metres etc square 5¦(level)¦ 6 square meal 7¦(body)¦ 8 all square 9 (all) square 10 square deal …
10One Canada Square — A view of One Canada Square, the second tallest building in the United Kingdom. Record height Tallest in the United …