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
Eachann	-	Scottish, Irish
Gwenevere	GWEN-ə-vir	English (Rare)
Kam	KAM	English (Modern)
Nava	-	Hebrew
Ghadir	-	Arabic
Ligaya	-	Tagalog