go back to the drawing board
Example Sentences
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I’d go back to the drawing board on this one and plot out a rational plan for Roth conversions over several years, if that’s what you decide makes the most sense for you.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Anna de Graaff says, "The extreme properties of The Cliff forced us to go back to the drawing board, and come up with entirely new models."
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025
"We want the LDP-Komeito coalition to go back to the drawing board for now and bring an end to our relationship," Komeito party chief Tetsuo Saito told reporters after talks with the LDP.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
“We go back to the drawing board every week with him. We try to talk to him about some certain things, some ideas,” Prior said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
Even so, this was a blow to the government, for they now had to go back to the drawing board in the case they were calling the trial to end all trials.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
