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
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
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
"Ofcom needs to go back to the drawing board and bring forward plans to stamp out mid-contract price rises once and for all."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
“I suppose we could go back to the drawing board and reallocate our square footage.”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
