volte-face



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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LuckyLUK-ee (English)English, Indian, Hindi
Fairuz-Arabic
BelgİN-Turkish
Bora (1)-Turkish
KurtisKUR-tisEnglish
Ignac-Slovene