about-face

about-face Definition

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

noun

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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