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
RosÁRio	roo-ZA-ryoo	Portuguese
Mariano	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Fotini	-	Greek
NoËLle	no-EL (French)	French, Dutch
Lindsay	LINDZ-ee	English, Scottish
Raluca	-	Romanian