English / idiom
Go Back to the Drawing Board
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To start planning a project or process again from the very beginning after a failure
In context
01
When none of the shortlisted candidates accepted their low compensation offer, HR had to go back to the drawing board.
02
Failing his first two managerial interviews made Rafiq go back to the drawing board to revamp his leadership pitch.
Synonyms
Start over from scratch,rethink the plan,reinvent the approach
Antonyms
Carry on unchanged,see it through,finalize the plan
Collocations
forced to go back to the drawing board,time to go back to the drawing board