an about-face

A sudden, complete turn or change of direction. This phrase can describe one's physical movement or a change in concept. She did an about-face and walked back up the steps once she saw that the subway wasn't running. Based on the reactions we got from test audiences, we need to do an about-face with the movie's plot.

an about-face

(mainly American)

a sudden and complete change of someone's ideas, plans, or actions In an about-face on the morning of his trial, the accused changed his plea to guilty. Both papers did an about-face and published a condemnation of his actions.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Paulson	[pɔ:lsn]
Sagi	-	Hebrew
Zainab	-	Arabic, Urdu
Jenci	-	Hungarian
Dutch	DUCH	English
Olivier	o-lee-VYE (French), O-lee-veer (Dutch)	French, Dutch