- being returned (sent back) to the drawing boardyojijukugo
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- being returned (sent back) to the drawing board
This phrase is used to indicate that a plan or idea has failed, and one must start over from the beginning, often requiring reevaluation and reevaluation of the original thought.
His proposal was not accepted, so it was necessary to go back to the drawing board.
The project went over budget, so we had to return to the drawing board.
Generated collocations (experimental)
はくしかんげん白紙還元をするto return to the drawing boardはくしかんげん白紙還元にするto make a fresh startはくしかんげん白紙還元をよぎなくされる余儀なくされるto be forced to go back to square oneはくしかんげん白紙還元のじょうたい状態the state of being returned to square oneけいかく計画をはくしかんげん白紙還元するto scrap the planぷろじぇくとプロジェクトをはくしかんげん白紙還元するto reboot the projectはくしかんげん白紙還元のひつよう必要があるthe need to resetはくしかんげん白紙還元がもとめられる求められるa call for a resetぎろん議論をはくしかんげん白紙還元するto reset the discussionせんりゃく戦略をはくしかんげん白紙還元するto rethink the strategy