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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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Back to Square OneA situation in which, one has to return to an earlier state due to certain drawbacks or failuresRate it:

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be there or be squareUsed to encourage someone to go somewhere.Rate it:

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brace into bring the yards more square to the fore and aft lineRate it:

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circle gets the squareAn affirmative response; often used sarcastically.Rate it:

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fair and squareWithin the applicable rules.Rate it:

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fair and squareTotally fairly and undoubtedly.Rate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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in orbem consistereto form a square.Rate it:

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on the huhnot level, not square, not straightRate it:

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on the squareHonest and open.Rate it:

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on the squareA discrete, unassuming reference to freemasonry.Rate it:

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on the squareon the squareRate it:

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orbem facere (Sall. Iug. 97. 5)to form a square.Rate it:

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square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

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square cutcricket strokeRate it:

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square mealA satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.Rate it:

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square offTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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square offTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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square oneThe place where one begins; a lack of progress.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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square rodUsed other than as an idiom: see square, rod.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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square shooterA person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.Rate it:

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square upTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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square upTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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squaring the circleThe historical problem of how to construct, using compass and ruler, a square having the same area as a given circle.Rate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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