turn back the clock
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turn back the clock (third-person singular simple present turns back the clock, present participle turning back the clock, simple past and past participle turned back the clock)
- (figuratively, idiomatic) 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 hadn't happened.
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return to a previous state
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