go back to square one

Fig. to return to the starting point. (Alludes to the squares of a board game.) It's back to square one. We have to start over. It looks like it's back to square one for you.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brendan	['brendən]
Chanelle	shə-NEL	English (Modern)
Matthan	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Isak	EE-sahk	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Diamond	DIE-mənd	English (Modern)
Noble	NO-bəl	English