turn the clock back

Related to word: turn

Idiom

Definition

  1. To attempt to return to a previous state or situation.

    使時光倒流

    • Despite their attempts to turn the clock back, the relationship could never be the same again.

      儘管他們試圖讓時光倒流,這段關係再也無法回到從前。

    • He knew he couldn't turn the clock back, but he still regretted the mistakes he had made.

      他知道自己無法讓時光倒流,但他仍然為自己犯下的錯誤感到後悔。

    • People often wish they could turn the clock back to a simpler time.

      人們常常希望自己能夠讓時光倒流,回到更簡單的時代。