square one
When you try to make a bad situation better, and end up with the original problem.
(The term comes from a board game, where you progress until something sends you back to square one.)
(The term comes from a board game, where you progress until something sends you back to square one.)
I wanted to make a lot of money, so I saved up a lot, bought a business, and gambled all my money away. Now I'm back to square one.
square one by Thadanator July 23, 2008
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