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Meaning of roll back the years | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To produce a sense of nostalgia.
idiomatic
To demonstrate a performance later in life as good as in one's prime.
idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

roll call roll called roll calling roll calls roll coal roll deep