square one

Starting over from square one is humbling, Warner said.

We’re back at square one, but the proceedings are even less serious than they were before.

"We have no idea where he is now. It feels a little bit like square one, trying to figure that out again."

But instead, they're back to square one and face a winter of what-ifs and a summer of sitting on the sofa.

But when Figueroa received a promotion that moved her to Los Angeles, she was back at square one making new mates, so she decided to start her own walking clubs.