English / idiom
An About-Face
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A complete reversal or sudden change of attitude, opinion, or policy.
In context
01
After weeks of opposition, the board did an about-face and backed the founder's ambitious vision.
02
Her sudden about-face on international expansion surprised every competitor in the market.
Synonyms
U-turn,complete turnaround,reversal of position
Antonyms
steadfastness,persistence,consistency
Collocations
do an about-face,complete about-face,sudden about-face