go back to the drawing board
idiom
: to start over
The company went back to the drawing board to make a better product.
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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
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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
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“Go back to the drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20back%20to%20the%20drawing%20board. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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