Verb
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.
Back to his original breeding ground, Hasan Ali will look to turn back the clock for Peshawar and rekindle the fire which made his such a big hit in the first place. Source: Internet
“If we can turn back the clock and see the asteroid belt was made by these big planetesimals, that really is telling us something quite definitive about the circumstances that formed our own planet,” she said. Source: Internet
But "Forward" appears to be an attempt to focus the minds of voters on president Obama's argument that his administration made important gains and Republicans want to turn back the clock to failed economic policies. Source: Internet
On this episode of The Holistic Plastic Surgery show, I’m joined by a prominent, board-certified plastic surgeon to reveal the basics of facial fillers and exactly what they can do to turn back the clock and give you the appearance you want. Source: Internet
Now Phillipa sits next door and tempts him to turn back the clock and try for happiness again. Source: Internet
The brain washes itself during deep sleep, so there may be the chance to turn back the clock by getting more deep, restorative sleep earlier in life, say researchers from the University of California-Berkeley in the US. Source: Internet