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wind back the clock
Verb
figuratively
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
（比喩的に）過去の時代に戻ること、時を遡ること / （比喩的に）歴史を振り返ること
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic, figuratively) To return in time to an earlier period of history.
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wind back the clock
Sometimes I wish we could wind back the clock to a time before technology dominated every aspect of our lives.
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Sometimes I wish we could wind back the clock to a time before technology dominated every aspect of our lives.
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