to change beliefs (suddenly) from something to its complete opposite
to change the plan entirely
to change mind in the opposite direction
to make a 180 degrees turn
to back away or back out of something that one was resolute about
to take U-turn or about-turn on a decision
a total change in opinion and attitude
The current prime minister thinks it is a joke to volte face on the plans that he announces publicly.
I have never seen you volte face before this, what is going on?
She volte faced about the decision to marry him. She seems to repel his very existence suddenly.
A dramatic volte face is all that this play needed, now it is perfect!
The political leader keeps volte facing from left to right and then back depending upon which area he is trying to secure. Funny how such people get a ticket in the elections in the first place.
After 10 years of working with a travelling company, she made a complete volte-face, joining the local company, of totally opposite profile near her home.
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