put back

put back
[ʹpʋtʹbæk] phr v
1. передвигать назад (стрелки часов)

in the autumn we put the clocks back one hour - осенью мы переводим часы на час назад [ср. тж. ]

2. тормозить, задерживать

this decision has put the clock back - это решение отбросило нас назад

they put back the reform for fifty years - они тянули с реформой 50 лет

the meeting was put back for a week - заседание отложили на неделю

3. мор. возвращаться (в гавань, к берегу)

to put back to the shore - подплыть к берегу

to put the clock back - вернуть старые (добрые) времена; вернуть былое [ср. тж. 1]


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  • put back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put back : present tense I/you/we/they put back he/she/it puts back present participle putting back past tense put back past participle put back 1) to put something in the place where it was before it was… …   English dictionary

  • put back — PHRASAL VERB To put something back means to delay it or arrange for it to happen later than you previously planned. [mainly BRIT] [V n P] There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further... [be V ed P] News conferences due …   English dictionary

  • put back — verb a) To return something to its original place. He carefully put the vase back on the shelf. b) To postpone an arranged event or appointment. The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm …   Wiktionary

  • put back — phr verb Put back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑clock, ↑ear, ↑receiver, ↑seat, ↑sparkle …   Collocations dictionary

  • put back on — phr verb Put back on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑top …   Collocations dictionary

  • put\ back\ the\ clock — • put back the clock • turn back the clock v. phr. To go back in time; relive the past. If I could put back the clock I d give more thought to preparing for a career. Richard wishes that he had lived in frontier days, but he can t turn back the… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put back the clock — or put the clock back 1. To return to earlier time and its conditions 2. To take a retrograde step • • • Main Entry: ↑clock …   Useful english dictionary

  • put back into service — index reinstate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • put back the clock — or[turn back the clock] {v. phr.} To go back in time; relive the past. * /If I could put back the clock I d give more thought to preparing for a career./ * /Richard wishes that he had lived in frontier days, but he can t turn back the clock./ …   Dictionary of American idioms


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