Topic: DESIGN
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drawing board [countable]
1 if you go back to the drawing board, you start again with a completely new plan or idea, after the one you tried before has failed : 
The current system just isn't working - we need to go back to the drawing board and start afresh.
(go) back to the drawing board
The current system just isn't working - we need to go back to the drawing board and start afresh.2 if a plan or product is on the drawing board, it is in the process of being planned or prepared : Other car manufacturers have similar projects on the drawing board.
on the drawing board
Other car manufacturers have similar projects on the drawing board.3AVD a large flat board that artists and designers work on
