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Definition about-turn in British English

about-turn noun

[countable] noun
1

a big change in your opinion or attitude to something, so that it is almost the opposite of what it was before

Example

He's done an about-turn on fox-hunting.

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2

the action of turning your whole body quickly so that you are facing in the opposite direction. This is often an instruction given to soldiers.

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Definition about-turn in British English