Back to square one
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English
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Etymology
Probably from reference to a board game.
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Phrase
back to square one
- (idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) Back to the start, as after a dead-end or failure.
- After spending six hours on the intake we realized that there was nothing wrong with it, so I guess it's back to square one.
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Translations
- Swedish : tillbaka till ruta ett
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