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
RÚNa	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
'Asenat	-	Biblical Hebrew
Tisha	TISH-ə	English, African American
Oyunchimeg	-	Mongolian
ZdzisŁAwa	zjee-SWAH-vah	Polish
Annette	a-NET (French), ə-NET (English)	French, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch