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make an about-turn
collocation
UK(alsomake an about turn)(USmake an about-face)
make an about-turncollocation (OPINION)
to say or do something that shows a complete change of opinion or behaviour:
The government official made an about-turn and agreed to the meeting.
This isn't the first time that he has made an about turn.
The government was forced to make an embarrassing about-turn over the bill.
His statement has renewed hope that he is ready to make an about-turn.
The player made an about-turn yesterday and renewed his contract with the club.
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make an about-turncollocation (DIRECTION)
to suddenly turn and face in the opposite direction:
I hadn't gone far when I remembered I hadn't locked the door, so I made a quick about-turn and went back.
They saw her make a sudden about-turn.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing
about-face
about-turn
alterable
altered
alternate
churn
disturb
make something into something
malleable
meta
metamorphose
modulate
morph
pervert
rollback
rotation
rotational
sanitization
semi-domesticated
transcribe
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