Be Back to Square One – Idiom of the Day for IELTS Speaking

Be Back to Square One – Idiom of the Day for IELTS Speaking

Definition :

have to work on a plan from the beginning again because a previous attempt failed and the progress made was wasted ( A chess board has 64 squares on it )

Example :

“Software engineers now have to be back to square one because of the failure of the design of the Redray software.“

” Negotiations have broken down, and it’s back to square one.“

“We lost our appeal of the lower court decision, so back to square one.“

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Exercise :

1. Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below.
   ” The investigation was __________________ when Mrs. Earle proved she wasn’t anywhere nearthe crime..”
   A. run out of patience
   B. going out like a light
   C. back to square one
   D. sitting on the fence
2. Describe the failure you have had. Try to use this idiom in your speech. You should say:
   – When it happened
   – What the failure was
   – How did you feel when you failed
   And explain how you overcame it

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• IELTS Speaking
• Idioms for IELTS Speaking