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- put the clock back
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. (often + to ) Let's turn back the clock to 1963 and listen to the Beatles singing 'Love, love me do'.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Confucius | | kən-FYOO-shəs (English) | History |
| Nicky | | NIK-ee | English |
| Kerensa | | - | English (Rare) |
| Estera | | - | Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian |
| BahargÜL | | - | Turkmen |
| Tapio | | TAH-pee-o (Finnish) | Finnish, Finnish Mythology |