turn back the clock (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To return to a previous state.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
Forms:
form: turns back the clock
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: turning back the clock
tags: participle
present
form: turned back the clock
tags: participle
past
form: turned back the clock
tags: past
form: turn the clocks back
tags: alternative