about-face
a·bout-face • n. (chiefly in military contexts) a turn made so as to face the opposite direction: he did an about-face and marched out. ∎ inf. a complete change of opinion or policy.• v. [intr.] turn so as to face the opposite direction.• interj. (about face!) (in military contexts) a command to make an about-face.
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