HyperDic: square_one

English > 1 sense of the expression square one:
NOUNstatesquare onethe situation in which you begin an endeavor / endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail
English > square one: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe situation in which you begin an endeavor / endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail.
Examples
  • "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"
  • "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one"
Broadersituation, state of affairsThe general state of things

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