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roll back the years en · VERB
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(idiomatic) To produce a sense of nostalgia.
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(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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