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back to the drawing boardBack to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.Rate it:

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Back to Drawing BoardTo start some work again from the basics to eliminate the errors that made the earlier plan failRate it:

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drawing cardsomething that grabs attentionRate it:

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drawing nearapproachingRate it:

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back-to-back-to-backsequential or consecutive, in the case of exactly three events.Rate it:

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above boardHonestly, reputably.Rate it:

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baby on boardPhrase on a sign attached to the rear of a motor car to signify that a baby is sometimes carried.Rate it:

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board upTo block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.Rate it:

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on boardin agreement especially with an idea or project; to approve of an idea or projectRate it:

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on boardOn or in a means of transportationRate it:

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on boardEven when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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across the boardPertaining to all categories or things.Rate it:

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all over the boardShowing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.Rate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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emery boardnail fileRate it:

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festive boardEuropean reference to softwood-trenchers; {Early tableware was a wide softwood plank carved with shallow indentations for various food servings: When filled with appetizing, sumptuous portions it was referred, Festive BoardRate it:

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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.Rate it:

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off boardNot participating.Rate it:

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off boardNot on or in a means of transportation.Rate it:

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on boardJoining in or participating.Rate it:

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starched as an ironing boardMeans you're stiff unable to bend/flex properlyRate it:

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sweep the boardTo get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.Rate it:

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sweep the boardTo win all the prizes in a competition.Rate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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back-to-backIdentical or similar and sequential.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.Rate it:

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bare backRiding a horse without a saddle.Rate it:

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be glad to see the back ofTo be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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but, satisfaction brought it backa common rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat"Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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dial backTo reduce; to restrain.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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have someone's backTo be prepared and willing to support or defend (someone).Rate it:

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hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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look backTo look behind oneself.Rate it:

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Straw that Broke Camel's BackOne last mistake leading to previous calamity or trouble, not able to bear more than one’s capacity,Rate it:

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walk backUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, back.Rate it:

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you scratch my back and i'll scratch yoursIf you do me a favor then I will do you a favor; quid pro quo.Rate it:

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kick backTo relax.Rate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

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bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:

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all the way to egery and backThe long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.Rate it:

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look backTo reminisce about a past time.Rate it:

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