set the clocks back

set the clocks back
put the clocks forward/back idiom
(BrE) (NAmE set/move the clocks ahead/back) to change the time shown by clocks, usually by one hour, when the time changes officially, for example at the beginning and end of summer

Remember to put your clocks back tonight.

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  • put the clocks forward — put the clocks forward/back idiom (BrE) (NAmE set/move the clocks ahead/back) to change the time shown by clocks, usually by one hour, when the time changes officially, for example at the beginning and end of summer • Remember to put your clocks… …   Useful english dictionary

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