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Today's Expressions

Learn useful English expressions easily and fun.

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back to square one

starting over from the beginning · having to restart after a setback

What's the situation?

Imagine your team has worked tirelessly on a project for months, only for the client to suddenly change their mind about the core concept. 😱 All that effort? Poof! Now you have to go `back to square one` and redesign everything. This expression perfectly captures that 'start-over' feeling after a major setback.

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Let's take it from the top

Let's start over · Let's begin from the beginning

What's the situation?

You know those moments in a meeting or presentation when things get a bit messy, or you realize you've missed a crucial point earlier? 🤯 This is your go-to phrase to gracefully hit the reset button and get everyone back on track! It's like saying, "Okay, let's clear the slate and try that again." ✨

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