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A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation. / Total reversal of opinion or attitude.

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about-turn

Noun

A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation. / Total reversal of opinion or attitude.

Japanese Meaning

軍隊での命令としての約180度転回、つまり後退する動作 / 意見や態度が完全に転換すること、全く逆に変わること

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When the sergeant ordered an about-turn, the entire company executed it with military precision.

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軍曹が180度の方向転換を命じると、全中隊は軍事的な正確さでそれを実行した。

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A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation.

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Total reversal of opinion or attitude.

A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.

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about-turns

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