Meaning of roll back the years | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To produce a sense of nostalgia.
   idiomatic
2. 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.”

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