about-face


about-face (http://definr.com/about-face)

     n 1: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military
          formation [syn: about turn]
     2: a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view: "an
        about-face on foreign policy" [syn: volte-face, reversal,
         policy change]
     v 1: turn, usually 180 degrees
     2: change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint