Thai - English Translations

Back to square one/Big picture/ By the book / Get something off the ground / Go down the drain /Long shot

Back to square one – เริ่มใหม่หมด

เช่น To make this software finally work, we have to go back to square one.

Big picture – ภาพรวม

เช่น Working on all these details, we have lost sight of the big picture.

By the book – ทำทุกอย่างตามกฎเปะ

เช่น We told our auditors that we do everything by the book.

Get something off the ground – ลงมือทำ

เช่น Now that we have finished the planning phase, we’re eager the get the project off the ground.

Go down the drain – เสียเปล่า

เช่น All our efforts in entering this new market went down the drain.

Long shot – เป็นไปได้ยากมาก

เช่น Winning the lottery is a long shot.