volte-face

A complete change of opinion or belief. The phrase comes from the Italian term voltafaccia. Everyone was surprised when the candidate made a complete volte-face on her stance on taxes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tyrone	tie-RON	English
Anisim	-	Russian
Akuchi	-	Western African, Igbo
Ilham	-	Arabic
Herman	HUR-mən (English), HER-mahn (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Ancient Germanic
Alis	-	Welsh