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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Back to square one" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate that one has to start over from the beginning after a failure or setback. Example: "After the project was rejected, we found ourselves back to square one, needing to rethink our entire approach."
Idiom
Back to square one.
Having to start all over again.
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Everybody's back to square one.
So back to square one.
They were back to square one.
So was it back to square one?
It was back to square one.
"We are now back to square one.
Not wholly back to square one.
Suddenly, Woods is back to square one.
"We're almost back to square one.
So we were back to square one.
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