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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
put something back
ˌput sthˈback derived
1. to return sth to its usual place or to the place where it was before it was moved
• If you use something, put it back!
2. to move sth to a later time or date
Syn: ↑postpone
• The meeting has been put back to next week.
3. to cause sth to be delayed
• Poor trading figures put back our plans for expansion.
4. to move the hands of a clock so that they show the correct earlier time
•Remember to put your clocks back tonight (= because the time has officially changed).
Main entry: ↑putderived
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