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rolls back the years

rolls back the years is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roll back the years.

Meaning of roll back the years

Verb

roll back the years (third-person singular simple present rolls back the years, present participle rolling back the years, simple past and past participle rolled back the years)

  1. (idiomatic) To produce a sense of nostalgia.
  2. (idiomatic) To demonstrate a performance later in life as good as in one's prime.
    • Pires, a three-time Cup winner with Arsenal who scored the Gunners' winner against Southampton in the 2003 final, has been a largely peripheral figure at Villa Park since joining in November - but the 37-year-old rolled back the years with a fine finish from Delfouneso's knockdown.2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Aston Villa 3 - 1 Blackburn”, in BBC

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What is rolls back the years the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rolls back the years is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roll back the years.

Words near rolls back the years in the dictionary

  1. rolls
  2. rolls about
  3. rolls around
  4. rolls away
  5. rolls back
  6. rolls back the years
  7. rolls coal
  8. rolls deep
  9. rolls down
  10. rolls in
  11. rolls in dough

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