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- turn the/(one's) clock(s) back
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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Sanya (1) | | - | Arabic |
Eleazar | | el-ee-AY-zər (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Petru | | - | Romanian, Corsican, Old Church Slavic |
Brandy | | BRAN-dee | English |
TiÊN | | - | Vietnamese |
Arsenius | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |