a volte-face

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a volte-face (formal)

a sudden change of a belief or plan to the opposite of what it was before In the early 90's he made a complete political volte-face, moving from the Republican Party to the Democrats.

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However, for Northern Rock it is a bit of a volte-face because until now Northern Rock had been under orders to wind up its mortgage operation and essentially to close down business. Northern Rock Reveals Plans to Lend ?14 Billion in Mortgages by Sam Gooch / Finance and Investment community But later, Mallya did a volte-face and expressed his confidence in Dravid. The Newsmakers of Indian Premier League by The Week (Muscat, Oman) Local government minister David Miliband said people should be absolutely clear the decision to delay the plans until after the next General Election was a volte-face. Taxing U-turn by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			a thorn in side a three-ring circus a thumbnail sketch a tight-arse a tin ear a tin god a tongue-lashing a toss-up a tough act to follow a tough cookie a tough nut a tough row to hoe a tour de force a toy boy a track record a train of thought a Trojan horse a trump card a turf war a turkey shoot a turn of phrase a turn of the screw a two-way street a vicious circle a voice in the wilderness a volte-face a wake-up call a walk of life a war of words A watched pot never boils a way of life a weak link a wet blanket a wet dream a whale of a a whale of a [bill etc.] a whale of a [job etc.] a whip-round a whipping boy a whistle-stop tour a white elephant a white knight a white lie a whizz-kid a whole new ball game a wide boy a wild card a wild-goose chase a wise guy a wish list a witch-hunt			A verbis legis non est recedendum A Very Fine A Very Long Engagement A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel A Vicious Circle A Vida Secreta A View to a Kill A View To Education A vinculo matrimonii A Vintage from Atlantis A Vintage Wedding A Virtual File System A Virtual Horse A Virtual Office Assistant A Virtual Reality Interface Library A Virtual Solution A Vision/Radar/Weapon System With Detectable Emissions A Visit from Saint Nicholas A Visit from St. Nicholas A vista a voice crying in the wilderness A Voice in the Desert A Voice in the Wilderness a volte-face A Vos Marques A Votre Service A vue A W N Pugin a wake-up call A Walk for Education a walk of life A Walk to Remember a war of nerves a war of words A War Zone a warning shot across the bows a warning shot across the bows a warning shot across the bows a warning shot across the bows A Waste of Talent A Waste of Time A watched pot never boils a wave a wave a wave a wave a wave A Way of Life A Way of Life A Way to Better Living, Inc. A way to say ok A Way With Words Foundation a weak link A Web Factory

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