TURN BACK THE CLOCK

Meaning of TURN BACK THE CLOCK in English

phrasal

: to revert to a condition existing well in the past — usually with an implication of surrendering progress or improvement

would not such a “Balkanization of the United States” be a clear turning back of the clock — E.N.Griswold

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

TURN BACK THE CLOCK — phrasal to revert to or remind of a condition existing in the past
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TURN BACK THE CLOCK — : to revert to or remind of a condition existing in the past
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TURN BACK THE CLOCK — to revert to or remind of a condition existing in the past
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TURN BACK THE CLOCK — {v. phr.} To go back in time; relive the past. * /If I could put back the clock I'd give …
Slang English vocab
TURN BACK THE CLOCK — {v. phr.} To go back in time; relive the past. * /If I could put back the clock I'd give …
Словарь английских идиом
TURN BACK THE CLOCK — тормозить, задерживать развитие; (пытаться) повернуть вспять колесо времени, колесо истории
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
TURN BACK THE CLOCK — тормозить, задерживать развитие; (пытаться) повернуть вспять колесо времени, колесо истории
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke clock, bell, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOCK — clock 1 /klok/ , n. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or …
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Webster English vocab
CLOCK — noun the striking of a clock. 2. clock ·noun a watch, ·esp. one that strikes. 3. clock ·vt to ornament …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOCK — [clock] n, often attrib [ME clok, fr. MD clocke bell, clock, fr. ONF or ML; ONF cloque bell, fr. ML …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOCK — machine in which a device that performs regular movements in equal intervals of time is linked to a counting mechanism …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOCK — / klɒk; NAmE klɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] an instrument for measuring and showing time, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOCK — I. clock 1 S2 W3 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOCK — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
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Oxford English vocab
CLOCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOCK — ( clocks, clocking, clocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A clock …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES alarm clock at three o'clock/seven thirty etc on the dot (= at exactly 3:00/7:30 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOCK — (TIME) [noun] [C] - a device for measuring and showing time, which is usually found in or on a building …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOCK — See: AGAINST TIME or AGAINST THE CLOCK, AROUND THE CLOCK or THE CLOCK AROUND, PUT BACK THE CLOCK or TURN …
Slang English vocab
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Slang English vocab
CLOCK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12-hour , 24-hour ▪ digital , electric ▪ atomic ▪ time ▪ bedside , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — See ↑ BACK 1,3,6, ↑ GAMBLING 1, ↑ REACT 2, ↑ RETURN 1, ↑ SUPPORT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — INDEX: back/backwards 1. moving backwards 2. to move backwards 3. to make a vehicle go backwards the back of something …
Longman Activator English vocab
TURN — n. 25B6; verb the wheels were still turning : GO ROUND, revolve, rotate, spin, roll, circle, wheel, whirl, gyrate, swivel, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOCK — n. 25B6; noun a grandfather clock : TIMEPIECE, timekeeper, timer; chronometer, chronograph. See list. (informal) the car had 50,000 miles …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACK — v. 1 invest in, wager or bet on She backed a 35-to-2 long shot in the Derby, and she won …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) like a clock 2) разг. счетчик taximeter, speedometer, milometer 3) время It …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BACK — I сущ. чан; корыто; кадка (большая неглубокая емкость, особ. используемая пивоварами, красильщиками и изготовляющими маринады) Syn : tub 1., trough, …
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOCK — clock.ogg _I 1. klɒk n 1. 1> часы ( настольные, стенные, башенные ) hanging standing clock - висячие стоячие часы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BACK — back.ogg _I 1. bæk n 1. 1> спина broad back - широкая спина; широкие плечи board back - мед. щит …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLOCK — 1) часы 2) хронометрировать 3) мера (генератор) частоты ( для измерения времени ) 4) тактовый генератор; синхронизирующий генератор, генератор синхронизирующих …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BACK — 1) задняя сторона; обратная сторона || задний; обратный 2) верхняя поверхность ( балки ) 3) верховая грань ( бетонной плотины …
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