"back at square one" is a common phrase in written English that is used to describe when someone is starting a process all over again.
Example: After his plan failed, he realized he was back at square one.
Every five minutes warning alarms sounded on the various monitors and it felt like we were back at square one.
"I was right back at square one.
"Now we're back at square one," said Ray Bragg, Fontana's redevelopment director.
"Instead, we're back at square one, with our entire future jeopardized".
The Olaf Mellberg deal is now off the table and we are back at square one.
That left residents in the surrounding neighborhoods -- Fish Bay, Williamsbridge and Eastchester -- back at square one.
Back at square one with black voters, Mr. Bush must begin again.
Seven years is a long time to be fighting to be back at square one.
Hopes were raised after the 2011 uprisings and now they are back at square one".
So at the end of eight years we are back at square one.
Now, after RBS has spent £1.5bn trying to design and install software at Williams & Glyn, we're back at square one.
