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What is the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression 'Back to square one' in the sentence below? 'I picked up all the leaves and branches from my lawn yesterday but there was a storm last night and now I'm back to square one.'
- 1To be back at the starting point of something.✓
- 2To have accomplished the task successfully.
- 3To be the first one to complete the work.
- 4To change the perspective entirely.
Correct answer
To be back at the starting point of something.
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