- turn the clock back
- return to an earlier period
The politician wanted to turn the clock back to an earlier time but of course everyone knew it was impossible.
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turn the clock back
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turn the clock back — {v. phr.} To return to an earlier period. * /Mother wished she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home./ * /Will repealing the minimum wage for workers under age eighteen turn the clock back to the abuses… … Dictionary of American idioms
turn the clock back — {v. phr.} To return to an earlier period. * /Mother wished she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home./ * /Will repealing the minimum wage for workers under age eighteen turn the clock back to the abuses… … Dictionary of American idioms
turn the clock back — put/turn the clock back to make things the same as they were at an earlier time. The court s decision has put the clock back a hundred years. Let s turn back the clock to 1963 and listen to the Beatles singing Love, love me do . (often + to) … New idioms dictionary
turn\ the\ clock\ back — v. phr. To return to an earlier period. Mother wished she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home. Will repealing the minimum wage for workers under age eighteen turn the clock back to the abuses of the… … Словарь американских идиом
turn the clock back — go back to the hour which just passed; go back to the past … English contemporary dictionary
turn the clock back — … Useful english dictionary
put the clock back — put/turn the clock back to make things the same as they were at an earlier time. The court s decision has put the clock back a hundred years. Let s turn back the clock to 1963 and listen to the Beatles singing Love, love me do . (often + to) … New idioms dictionary
turn back the clock — See: PUT BACK THE CLOCK … Dictionary of American idioms
turn back the clock — See: PUT BACK THE CLOCK … Dictionary of American idioms
turn back the clock — to make things the same as they were at an earlier time. I cannot vote for someone who promises to turn back the clock to better days because that s impossible. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form turn the clock back … New idioms dictionary
