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about-face Definition

about·-face (ə bo̵utfās′, -fās; for v., ə bo̵ut′fās)

noun

  1. a sharp turn to the opposite direction, esp. in response to a military command
  2. a sharp change in attitude or opinion

intransitive verb about-faced -·faced′, about-facing -·fac′ing

to turn or face in the opposite direction
about-face Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • do: After saying the ward would not be closed health bosses then did an about-face.
  • make: Nevertheless, the present south Korean authorities made about-face to our sincerity and concocted the " sunshine policy " .
  • turn: The philosophy of ' getting more ' is one which Graeme Chalklin likes to turn about-face, and direct toward his suppliers.

Adjective modifier

  • radical: That would be an admission that Airbus ' strategy is seriously flawed and needs a radical about-face.
  • major: Nothing short of an encounter with the risen Christ has remotely explained his major about-face.

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