back to square one

/bæk tuː skwɛr wʌn/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. volver a empezar de cero

    • The plan failed, so we're back to square one.

      El plan falló, así que volvemos a empezar de cero.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa back to square one?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The plan failed, so we're back to ___ one.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a back to square one?

noun

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