- put the clock back
- fraudulently to alter the reading of a mileometerMotor trade jargon; and see clock.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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put the clock back — put/turn the clock back to make things the same as they were at an earlier time. The court s decision has put the clock back a hundred years. Let s turn back the clock to 1963 and listen to the Beatles singing Love, love me do . (often + to) … New idioms dictionary
put the clock back — put back the clock or put the clock back 1. To return to earlier time and its conditions 2. To take a retrograde step • • • Main Entry: ↑clock … Useful english dictionary
put the clock back — verb To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time. Dont forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour … Wiktionary
put the clock back — change what was done in the past; go back in time … English contemporary dictionary
turn the clock back — put/turn the clock back to make things the same as they were at an earlier time. The court s decision has put the clock back a hundred years. Let s turn back the clock to 1963 and listen to the Beatles singing Love, love me do . (often + to) … New idioms dictionary
put the clock back — Revert to former practices. Behave in reactionary manner … A concise dictionary of English slang
put back the clock — or put the clock back 1. To return to earlier time and its conditions 2. To take a retrograde step • • • Main Entry: ↑clock … Useful english dictionary
put/turn back the clock — (also put/turn the clock back) : to return to a condition that existed in the past This new decision has effectively turned back the clock on 20 years of progress. I wish that we could turn back the clock and start all over again. • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
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
