Select the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom: 'Back to the drawing board'
- (a)to draw comparisons
- (b)to be a member of planning group
- (c)to start planning again because the previous plan has failed
- (d)to be fast at understanding a situation
Correct — C, to start planning again because the previous plan has failed. 'Back to the drawing board' is used when an attempt or design has failed and you must begin again from the start with a new plan. It has nothing to do with drawing comparisons, belonging to a planning group, or being quick to grasp a situation.
- (a)to draw comparisons — This misreads 'drawing' literally; the idiom is about restarting a failed plan, not making comparisons.
- (b)to be a member of planning group — The idiom refers to beginning a plan afresh after failure, not to belonging to or joining a planning group.
- (d)to be fast at understanding a situation — Being quick to grasp a situation is 'quick on the uptake'; 'back to the drawing board' instead means starting the planning over after a setback.
An idiom item — 'back to the drawing board' means to start planning again from the beginning after a failed attempt.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The idiom 'square one' in 'back to square one' means:
- (a)the winning position
- (b)the starting point again
- (c)a halfway stage
- (d)the final step
Answer(b) the starting point again — having to begin over from the start.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The idiom 'go down the drain' means:
- (a)to succeed at last
- (b)to be wasted or lost
- (c)to plan carefully
- (d)to move quickly
Answer(b) to be wasted or lost — effort or money coming to nothing.