turn the clock back

turn the clock back (third-person singular simple present turns the clock back, present participle turning the clock back, simple past and past participle turned the clock back)

1. Alternative form of turn back the clock
   • 2005, J. G. Thirlwell (lyrics and music), “(not adam)”, in Love, performed by Foetus:

     If I could move a mountain
     If I could make the sky turn black
     If I could turn the clock back
     To when I heard your neck go snap

• turn back the clock