Usually means: Complete reversal of direction, opinion.
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  1. about-turn: Merriam-Webster
  2. about-turn, about-turn: Collins English Dictionary
  3. about-turn: Wordnik
  4. about-turn: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. about-turn: Wiktionary
  6. About-turn: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. about-turn: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. about-turn: Merriam-Webster

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  1. about-turn: Legal dictionary

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  1. about-turn: Idioms

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noun:  (British, military) A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation.
noun:  Total reversal of opinion or attitude.
verb:  (intransitive) To turn 180 degrees, typically in a military formation.

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