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Discover Ludwig"drawing board" is an idiomatic expression that is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to the start of a project, or when a decision or plan must be revisited due to a setback or failure. For example, "We need to go back to the drawing board and figure out a better way to approach this problem."
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drawing board
noun
A plane wooden construction or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes.
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Back to the drawing board tomorrow.
The writer describes Booth's drawing board.
Never mind the drawing board.
Pilgrim's progress Back to the drawing board?
Back to the drawing board, I'm afraid.
Ah, well, back to the drawing board.
Back to the drawing board, Mr Blunkett'.
Back to the drawing board once again.
Additional measures are on the drawing board.
"Back to the drawing board," Scott said.
Back to the drawing board, perhaps.
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