go back to square one
idiom
: to start over
His idea didn't work, so he had to go back to square one.
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The pandemic has made all businesses go back to square one and reinvent themselves, so now is your time to shine!
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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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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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“Go back to square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20back%20to%20square%20one. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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