turn (one's) coat

dated To change one's allegiance or affiliation (especially in politics) for personal gain or advantage. A good politician will espouse the most hard-line stance of his party's political ideologies, but a successful politician knows when to turn his coat.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Olivia	ə-LIV-ee-ə (English), o-LEE-vyah (Italian, Spanish), o-LEE-vee-ah (German), O-lee-vee-ah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Eilidh	-	Scottish
Mayu	mah-yoo	Japanese
Ilse	IL-sə (German)	German, Dutch
Adele	[ə'del]
Wodan	VO-dahn (German)	Germanic Mythology