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drawing board

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ bɔːrd/

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phrase

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ bɔːrd/B2informal
  • ruФраза, относящаяся к начальному этапу планирования или проектирования проекта, часто используемая в выражении «вернуться к чертёжной доске», когда план провалился и его нужно переосмыслить с самого начала.

A phrase referring to the initial planning or design stage of a project, often used in the expression 'back to the drawing board' when a plan fails and needs to be rethought from the beginning.

  1. Back to the beginningB2informal

    Used to indicate that a plan or project has failed and needs to be completely rethought or started over.

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    • The prototype didn't work, so it's back to the drawing board.
    • After the budget was rejected, the team went back to the drawing board.
    • Our initial idea failed, so we need to return to the drawing board.