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turn back the clock

TERN BAK the KLOK

tɜːrn bæk ðə klɒk

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Syllable breakdown

turnbacktheclock

Dictionary meaning

return to an earlier time or reverse recent changes; undo the effects of time; often used to express the desire to relive or redo a past moment; also used to describe reversing social or political progress

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