DRAWING BOARD Definition & Meaning

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drawing board

noun

a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting.

drawing board

noun

a smooth flat rectangular board on which paper, canvas, etc, is placed for making drawings
back to the drawing board
return to an earlier stage in an enterprise because a planned undertaking has failed

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Origin of drawing board¹

First recorded in 1715–25

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Idioms and Phrases

back to the drawing board, back to the original or an earlier stage of planning or development:
Our plan didn't work out, so it's back to the drawing board.
on the drawing board, in the planning or design stage:
The shopping center is still on the drawing board.

More idioms and phrases containing drawing board

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Walled in by stacks of books, papers and drawing boards, he orders his days as he sees fit.

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By the start of the winter, though, Glasnow had returned to the drawing board, with his case of elbow tendinitis sending him on an offseason exploration for a more sustainable delivery.

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Some on social media said the new Type 00 car was "exciting" and "absolutely stunning", while others called it "rubbish" and told Jaguar's designers to "go back to the drawing board".

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It would just delay the negotiations and they'll have to go back to the drawing board anyway.

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Kara Duffus, a New Jersey–born artist who lives in the neighborhood, stood in the parking lot, a drawing board balanced on a bollard, sketching the Hut in the waning light.

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