振り出し
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Meanings
- shaking (something) out
- starting point, beginning, outset
- drawing (e.g. of a bill), issue, draft
- throw (of dice)
- infusion (remedy)
- shaker (e.g. saltshaker)
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Example sentences
The negotiations broke down, and the discussions returned to square one.
Years of effort came to nothing, and everything returned to the starting point.
The project needs to be rebuilt from scratch.
No one had anticipated that a single mistake would cause the plan to revert to the starting point.
With both sides' arguments running parallel, the debate ended up being dragged back to square one once again.
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