turn the clock back
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The reaction is what I was saying before, where you want to turn the clock back to "the good old days."
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2024
If it goes awry, it could turn the clock back to the dark days of mass institutionalization.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
We can’t turn the clock back, and I think they’ll do the right thing.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2023
“People need to know that we have their backs,” she said, accusing the DUP of wanting to turn the clock back to “yesterday.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022
“Well, next time maybe you can join me,” he said, leaning over to brush a kiss on her forehead, as if that would suddenly turn the clock back two hours.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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