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Back to square one spoken English lesson
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Back to Square One

Start again from the beginning

Your Speaking Mission

Say you have to start again

Upgrade The Sentence

Instead ofWe failed.

SayWe're back to square one.

Mini Dialogue

A: Did it work?

B: No.

A: What now?

B: Back to square one.

Say It Now

When did you have to start again?

We were back to square one when ___
Examples:
We were back to square one after the system crashed.
We were back to square one when the plan failed.
We were back to square one after losing everything.

Describe a reset situation

Back to square one, we ___
Examples:
Back to square one, we fix everything again.
Back to square one, we start over.
Back to square one, nothing worked.

Repeat These

  • We're back to square one.
  • It's back to square one again.
  • We had to go back to square one.

Say This, Not That

Instead ofWe have to start again.

SayWe're back to square one.

What You Mean

Start again from the beginning