drawing board
Example Sentences
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"He has to go back to the drawing board and he can come again."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The prosecution said the developers failed to use the first falling window as a reason to "go back to the drawing board".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I’m going to have to completely go back to the drawing board, rethink my life and probably start at the bottom in a new industry,” Abernathy said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
The Americans go back to the drawing board and it seems unlikely to me that Pochettino will stick around for another four-year cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
He pushed his chair back from the drawing board.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
