(Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back!

Used to disparage something that someone says, does, wears, possesses, etc., as being more appropriate for some other person, group, time period, etc. Nice bell bottoms, doofus. The '60s called, they want their fashion choices back! A: "I just think certain groups of people shouldn't be allowed to move in to this neighborhood." B: "Wow, Uncle Fred, the 1950s called, they want their racist bigotry back."

词组	(Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back!
释义	(Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back! (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back! Used to disparage something that someone says, does, wears, possesses, etc., as being more appropriate for some other person, group, time period, etc. Nice bell bottoms, doofus. The '60s called, they want their fashion choices back! A: "I just think certain groups of people shouldn't be allowed to move in to this neighborhood." B: "Wow, Uncle Fred, the 1950s called, they want their racist bigotry back." See also: want Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: reassign reassign to reassign to (something) be replaced by (someone or something) be replaced with (someone or something) one rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel rotten apple spoils the barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
随便看	in press in prime in principle in print in private in process of time in profile in progress in proportion in prospect in public in purdah in pursuit of in pursuit of (someone or something) in Queer Street in question in quest of in quest of (someone or something) inquire inquire about inquire about (someone or something) inquire after inquire after (one) inquire for inquire for (one)