Meaning of Idiom ‘Back to the Drawing Board’ Back to the drawing board means that an effort has failed and it is time to start over from the beginning, or nearly from the beginning, and devise a new plan or approach. To go back to the drawing board is to go back to the initial … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Back to Square One’ To go back to square one means to return to the beginning and repeat something, usually after a plan or effort completely fails; to start over. This idiom is used in the same way as back to the drawing board. Sentence Examples “Who wrote these instructions? I’ve worked on this table … Read more
Also: Bet on the wrong horse Meaning of Idiom Back the Wrong Horse: to make the wrong choice concerning who or what you support and to support a person or action that is later unsuccessful; to make a wrong choice; to guess wrongly concerning the final outcome. The idiom is widely used to refer to political … Read more
In use since the 1800s Meaning Of Idiom ‘Back On Your Feet’ This idiom back on your (or one’s) feet is related to a number of other idioms pertaining to being ‘on one’s feet.’ To be back on your feet is to have made a full recovery from an illness, or to have become fully … Read more
Also: Front Burner Meaning of Idiom ‘Put Something on the Back Burner’ To put something on the back burner is to give it a lower priority or to delay giving it attention or working on it; Something that is on the back burner is not forgotten, it is simply a lower priority than other things. … Read more