volte-face

A complete change of opinion or belief. The phrase comes from the Italian term voltafaccia. Everyone was surprised when the candidate made a complete volte-face on her stance on taxes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tirtzah	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Makariy	-	Russian (Archaic)
MelÁNia	-	Hungarian, Slovak
Lovel	-	English (Rare)
Severi	SE-ve-ree	Finnish
Hadiyya	-	Arabic