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
Seija	SAY-yah	Finnish
Haribert	-	Ancient Germanic
Encarnita	en-kahr-NEE-tah	Spanish
Vicky	['viki]
Wolfe	[wulf]
Valeri	vah-LYE-ree (Russian)	Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian