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
Satu	SAH-too	Finnish
Lucilia	-	Ancient Roman
Gertruda	ger-TRUW-dah (Polish)	Polish, Czech
Uzochi	-	Western African, Igbo
Imanol	-	Basque
Aldegar	-	Ancient Germanic