put the clock back
US /pʊt ðə klɑːk bæk/
UK /pʊt ðə klɑːk bæk/
1.
倒退, 开倒车
to return to an earlier time or condition; to reverse progress
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Some fear that the new policies will put the clock back on environmental protection.
一些人担心新政策会使环境保护倒退。
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We can't put the clock back to how things were before the internet.
我们无法将时间倒退到互联网出现之前。