back to the drawing board
US /bæk tu ðə ˈdrɔɪŋ bɔrd/
UK /bæk tu ðə ˈdrɔɪŋ bɔrd/
1.
从头再来, 回到起点
to start again on a plan or idea because the previous one has failed
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Our first attempt failed, so it's back to the drawing board.
我们第一次尝试失败了，所以要从头再来。
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The client rejected the design, so we're back to the drawing board.
客户拒绝了设计，所以我们要从头再来。