put back the clock

put back the clock
► turn (or put) back the clock return to the past or to a previous way of doing things.
Main Entry: ↑clock

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  • put\ back\ the\ clock — • put back the clock • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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

  • turn\ back\ the\ clock — • put back the clock • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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

  • put back — phr verb Put back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑clock, ↑ear, ↑receiver, ↑seat, ↑sparkle …   Collocations dictionary

  • clock — [[t]klɒ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ clocks, clocking, clocked 1) N COUNT A clock is an instrument, for example in a room or on the outside of a building, that shows what time of day it is. He was conscious of a clock ticking... He also repairs clocks and watches …   English dictionary

  • To put back — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To put to the sword — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • back — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, DROP BACK. EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FADE BACK, FALL BACK, FALL BACK ON, FLANKER BACK. FROM WAY BACK, GET BACK AT, GET ONE S BACK UP,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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