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
SimÃO	-	Portuguese
Phares	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Angelina	[ændʒi'li:nə]
Murrough	-	Irish
Eliezer	el-ie-EE-zər (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Hilliard	['jiljəd]