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square one
noun
a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
Origin:
1955–60; alluding to board games in which a player is penalized by being forced to return to the starting point
1955–60; alluding to board games in which a player is penalized by being forced to return to the starting point
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| square one | |
noun | |
| the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one" |
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Square one
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
Then if you need an attorney, you will be ready to go, rather than starting at square one.
Whatever you decide, you'll be glad you're not starting at square one.
Which, at best, makes the poor go back to square one.
Three letters in the puzzle have a different typography than the others, with a circular dot instead of a square one.
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