English
Noun
en-noun

1. An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction; often used metaphorically.

#: The soldier did an about-face and marched off.
#: When Luke heard the news, he did an abrupt about-face on the policy.

Verb
en-verb|about-faces|about-facing|about-faced|about faced

1. To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite direction; often used metaphorically.

#: The soldiers would about-face immediately the order was given.
#: A politician will about-face at the drop of a hat if he thinks there are votes in it.

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