TODAY'S IDIOM: BACK TO SQUARE ONE

"BACK TO SQUARE ONE"

 

If you have to go back to square one, you have to stop and start again, usually because something isn't working as well as expected.

Example: We were going to start the new company next month, but it's back to square one now that Omar has changed his mind about investing in it. 

Volver al punto de partida.

Example sentences:

• After they lost the election, the Liberal Party had to go back to square one and come up with some new policies and some new ideas / Después de que perdió las elecciones, el Partido Liberal tenía que volver al punto de partida y llegar a algunas nuevas políticas y nuevas ideas.

• The team decided to go back to square one after they failed to qualify / El equipo decidió volver al punto de partida después de que no logró clasificarse.

Additional examples:

• Negotiations have broken down, and it's back to square one.

• We lost our appeal of the lower court decision, so back to square one.

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