Usually means: Restart planning after failed attempt.
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  1. back to_the_drawing_board: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. back to_the_drawing_board: Collins English Dictionary
  3. back to_the_drawing_board: Wiktionary
  4. back to_the_drawing_board: Dictionary.com
  5. Back to the Drawing Board, Back to the Drawing Board: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Back To The Drawing Board: A to Z list of the most popular idioms

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  1. back to_the_drawing_board: Urban Dictionary

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adverb:  (idiomatic) Indicates that one must try a different strategy for achieving some goal following the failure of a recent attempt.

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