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put back the clock

put back the clock idiom

see set back, def. 3.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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put away
put at someone's disposal
put at ease
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put an idea in one's head
put an end to
put all one's eggs in one basket
put across
put a whammy on
put a spin on

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put bond
put by
put by
put down
put down roots
put forth
put forward
put guarantee letter
put hair on one's chest

put back the clock

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