"back to the old drawing board" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adverb|-}} back to the old drawing board (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of back to the drawing board Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: back to the drawing board
    Sense id: en-back_to_the_old_drawing_board-en-adv-ioJw~03D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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