wind back the clock
To return in time to an earlier period of history.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I wish I could wind back the clock to my childhood.”
“Looking at these old photographs makes me want to wind back the clock and relive those happy summer days.”
“Historians often wonder how the world might differ today if we could wind back the clock and change the outcome of that single, fateful decision.”
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all the way to Egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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around the clock
Alternative form of around-the-clock.
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as the wind blows
According to any given circumstances.
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back down
To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.
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back forty
The most remote or inaccessible part of any place.
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back gammon player
A person, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.
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back in the game
Having recovered from a disadvantageous position.
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back into
To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.
Last updated August 10, 2026