(GO) BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

Meaning of (GO) BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD in English

to start thinking about a new way of doing sth after a previous plan or idea has failed

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAWING — I Art or technique of producing images on a surface, usually paper, by means of marks in graphite, ink, chalk, …
Английский словарь Британика
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOARD — I. ˈbō(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)rd, -ōəd, -ȯ(ə)d noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bord piece of sawed lumber, table, shield, ship's …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAWING — noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of drawen to draw — more at draw …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOARD — — boardable , adj. — boardlike , adj. /bawrd, bohrd/ , n. 1. a piece of wood sawed thin, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAWING — noun Date: 14th century 1. : an act or instance of drawing ; especially : the process of deciding something …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
DRAWING — noun the act of pulling, or attracting. 2. drawing ·noun the distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery. 3. …
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BOARD — noun the side of a ship. 2. board ·noun a table to put food upon. 3. board ·noun to enter, …
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GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAWING — [draw.ing] n (14c) 1: an act or instance of drawing; esp: the process of deciding something by drawing lots 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAWING — the art or technique of producing images on a surface, usually paper, by means of marks, usually of ink, graphite, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRAWING — drawing BrE AmE ˈdrɔː r ɪŋ AmE \ ˈdrɔː ɪŋ ˈdrɑː- ▷ drawing|s z ▶ ˈ drawing board BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAWING — / ˈdrɔːɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a picture made using a pencil or pen rather than paint …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOARD — / bɔːd; NAmE bɔːrd/ noun , verb ■ noun PIECE OF WOOD etc. 1. [ C , U ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAWING — draw ‧ ing S3 W3 /ˈdrɔːɪŋ $ ˈdrɒː-/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] a picture that you draw with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOARD — I. board 1 S1 W1 /bɔːd $ bɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: bord ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAWING — n. 1 a the art of representing by line. b delineation without colour or with a single colour. c the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAWING — n. 1 a the art of representing by line. b delineation without colour or with a single colour. c the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
DRAWING — n.1 a the art of representing by line. b delineation without colour or with a single colour. c the art …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOARD — ( boards, boarding, boarded) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A board …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAWING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an outline drawing/sketch ▪ Once I am happy with the outline sketch, I start painting. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOARD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a board/ball game ▪ board games such as Monopoly and Scrabble a boarding school …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAWING — n. drawing frame pen drawing pencil drawing wire drawing
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAWING — Synonyms and related words : adductive, alluring, alphabet, appealing, art, aspiration, attracting, attraction, attractive, attrahent, avulsion, bewitching, bingo, black and …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Slang English vocab
BACK — See ↑ BACK 1,3,6, ↑ GAMBLING 1, ↑ REACT 2, ↑ RETURN 1, ↑ SUPPORT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — INDEX: back/backwards 1. moving backwards 2. to move backwards 3. to make a vehicle go backwards the back of something …
Longman Activator English vocab
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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BACK — v. 1 invest in, wager or bet on She backed a 35-to-2 long shot in the Derby, and she won …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
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BOARD — 1. сущ. 1) плоский предмет из дерева а) доска; планка, плашка; паркетина Floor boards ought to be an inch in …
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BACK — I сущ. чан; корыто; кадка (большая неглубокая емкость, особ. используемая пивоварами, красильщиками и изготовляющими маринады) Syn : tub 1., trough, …
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAWING — _I 1. ʹdrɔ:ıŋ n 1. 1> протаскивание 2> вытягивание 3> подтягивание; приближение 2. 1> лотерея 2> спорт. жеребьёвка 3. щепотка …
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BOARD — board.ogg _I 1. bɔ:d n _I 1. 1> доска ironing board - гладильная доска bed of boards - нары 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BACK — back.ogg _I 1. bæk n 1. 1> спина broad back - широкая спина; широкие плечи board back - мед. щит …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOARD — 1) доска англ. ( шириной до 10 см и толщиной до 5 см ) ; амер. ( шириной до 20 …
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BACK — 1) задняя сторона; обратная сторона || задний; обратный 2) верхняя поверхность ( балки ) 3) верховая грань ( бетонной плотины …
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