square one

The very first stage of something; the initial starting point. (Especially in the phrase "back to square one.") We'll have to start again at square one if the government pulls our funding on this project. Yet another relationship down the tubes. I guess I'm back to square one yet again!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hull	[hʌl]
Irja	EER-yah	Finnish
Cemal	-	Turkish
Patty	PAT-ee	English
North	[nɔ:θ]
Alena	-	German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene