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  • 21drawing board — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms drawing board : singular drawing board plural drawing boards a large board or table that designers put their paper on when they are working • (go) back to the drawing board to try to think of a completely new… …

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  • 22drawing board — /ˈdrɔɪŋ bɔd/ (say droyng bawd) noun 1. a rectangular board to which paper can be affixed for drawing on. –phrase 2. back to the drawing board, back to the basic essentials; back to the planning stage. 3. on the drawing board, in preparation …

  • 23Drawing room play — A drawing room play is a type of play, developed during the Victorian period, in which the actions take place in a drawing room or which is designed to be reenacted in the drawing room of a home. The common practice of entertaining a guest in the …

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  • 24drawing board — n. planning stage 1) on the drawing board 2) (misc.) back to the drawing board * * * (misc.) back to the drawing board [ planning stage ] on the drawing board …

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  • 25drawing board — noun 1 (C) a large flat board that artists and designers work on 2 (go) back to the drawing board to start working on a plan or idea again after something that you have tried has failed: We didn t raise enough money so it s back to the drawing… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26back to the drawing board — adverb Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt. Well, that didnt work at all, so its back to the drawing board, I guess …

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  • 27back to the drawing board —    If you have to go back to the drawing board, you have to go back to the beginning and start something again.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 28back to the drawing board — go back to start a project or idea from the beginning The boss doesn t like our idea so I guess we must go back to the drawing board …

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  • 29Back to the drawing board —   If you have to go back to the drawing board, you have to go back to the beginning and start something again …

    Dictionary of English idioms

  • 30back to the drawing board — used to indicate that an idea, scheme, or proposal has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised the government must go back to the drawing board and review the whole issue of youth training …

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