Practicing Success
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Go back to the drawing board |
get started on a new job as the old one wasn’t good look back at your achievements and learn from them withdraw support to someone whom you always supported start planning again because earlier plans failed |
start planning again because earlier plans failed |
The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "go back to the drawing board" is start planning again because earlier plans failed. The other options are incorrect.
The idiom "go back to the drawing board" comes from the idea of an architect or engineer starting over when their plans are not working. In the same way, to go back to the drawing board means to start over when your plans are not working. For example, you might say that a company had to go back to the drawing board after their new product launch failed. |