change (one's) stripes

To radically or fundamentally shift one's opinion, ideology, or allegiance, especially in relation to politics. Derived from the phrase "a tiger cannot change its stripes," meaning that people are incapable of changing their essential nature. The former president has changed her stripes regarding social welfare since leaving office.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Balbino	-	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Chipo	-	Southern African, Shona
Hugo	OO-go (Spanish), HYOO-go (English), HUY-kho (Dutch), HOO-go (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic (
Suhail	-	Arabic, Urdu
Chayyim	KHAH-yeem	Hebrew
Amaranta	-	Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)