How to pronounce “back to square one”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (idiomatic) Located back at the start, as after a dead end or failure.
• [Adverb]
• (idiomatic) Back to the start, as after a dead end or failure.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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