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drawing board

NOUN
the beginning
Synonyms
WEAK
drafting board planning stage square one start

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That version of the film was well underway when the production was forced to go back to the drawing board due to a legal issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The bank was officially launched last year and is now well beyond the drawing board.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Talk about going back to the drawing board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

For Slot and Liverpool, it is back to the drawing board.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The Plumbers went back to the drawing board.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin