turn the/(one's) clock(s) back



turn the/(one's) clock(s) back

To adjust the time on one's clock(s) back by one hour to account for the end of daylight saving time. Don't forget to turn your clock back tonight. I hate having to turn the clocks back every autumn, it's such an antiquated custom.
See also: back, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Meggy-Medieval English
Sukarnosoo-KAHR-noIndonesian, Javanese
Thorstein-Norwegian
Taonga-Southern African, Tumbuka
Bartholomaios-Biblical Greek
Wilburg-Anglo-Saxon