- turn back the clock
- phrasal to revert to or remind of a condition existing in the past
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
turn back the clock
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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 — verb To return to a previous state. We had a terrible year so we agreed to turn back the clock and go on as if it hadnt happened … Wiktionary
Turn Back the Clock (album) — Infobox Album Name = Turn Back the Clock Type = Studio album Artist = Johnny Hates Jazz Released = 1988 Recorded = 1986–1987 Genre = Pop Length = 36:24 (original), 56:44 (reissue) Label = Virgin Records Producer = Calvin Hayes, Mike Nocito… … Wikipedia
Turn Back the Clock (film) — This article is about the film for the album please see Turn Back the Clock (album)Infobox Film name = Turn Back the Clock image size = caption = director = Edgar Selwyn producer = Harry Rapf (associate producer) writer = Edgar Selwyn Ben Hecht… … Wikipedia
List of Philadelphia Phillies turn back the clock games — The Chicago White Sox hosted the first Turn Back the Clock game in Major League Baseball on July 11, 1990. The White Sox wore their 1917 home uniforms and turned off the electronic scoreboards. The Phillies held their first Turn Back the Clock… … Wikipedia
put back the clock — or[turn back the clock] {v. phr.} To go back in time; relive the past. * /If I could put back the clock I d give more thought to preparing for a career./ * /Richard wishes that he had lived in frontier days, but he can t turn back the clock./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put back the clock — or[turn back the clock] {v. phr.} To go back in time; relive the past. * /If I could put back the clock I d give more thought to preparing for a career./ * /Richard wishes that he had lived in frontier days, but he can t turn back the clock./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wind back the clock — verb Figuratively to return in time to an earlier period of history. Syn: turn back the clock, turn back time … Wiktionary
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
