back at square one

Yet three years later, Huawei seems to be back at square one.

然而，三年后华为似乎又回到了原地。

Failure to expand the EFSF could raise anxiety levels once again, putting Europe back at square one.

如果EFSF扩容失败，可能将进一步加深市场焦虑情绪，使欧洲重新回到起点。

Now here I am in my 30s, I'm back at square one.

但现在我都30多岁了，却又要从头开始。

i spent a lot of time and money on that business venture, but last year's stock market crash put me back at square one.

我在企业风险投资领域投入了大量的时间和金钱，但全年的股市大跌却让我一下子回到原点。

She has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one.

她曾经尝试节食,但最后都前功尽弃.

Puts us back at square one.

那我们只得回到第一现场。

Example Jenny had great ideas for the upcoming training conference but her budget was taken away at the last minute so she had to start back at square one.

例如詹妮对即将进行的培训会议有很多特别好的想法，但是她的预算在最后关头被拿掉，所以她不得不从头再来。

If you did make more, your expenses went up too, so you felt back at square one.

如果你收入增加了，你的消费也提高了，所以你又回到了起点。