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