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turnabout
turn·a·bout T0422500 (tûrn′ə-bout′)n.1. The act of turning about and facing or moving in the opposite direction.2. A shift or change in opinion, loyalty, or allegiance.3. A dance or party to which girls invite boys.turnabout (ˈtɜːnəˌbaʊt) n1. the act of turning so as to face a different direction2. a change or reversal of opinion, attitude, etcturn•a•bout (ˈtɜrn əˌbaʊt)
n. 1. the act of turning in a different or opposite direction. 2. a change of opinion, loyalty, etc. 3. Chiefly Brit. merry-go-round. [1590–1600] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | turnabout - a decision to reverse an earlier decisionchange of mind, flip-flop, turnaround, reversaldeciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"afterthought, rethink, second thought, reconsideration - thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase" | | 2. |  turnabout - turning in the opposite direction reversion, turnaround, reversal, reversechange of direction, reorientation - the act of changing the direction in which something is orientedabout turn, about-face - act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formationu-turn - complete reversal of direction of travel |
turnaboutnounThe act of changing or being changed from one position, direction, or course to the opposite:inversion, reversal, transposition, turnaround.Translationsturnabout
turnabout is fair play1. It is fair for each person to have the opportunity to do something. Let your little brother play the video game now. Come on, turnabout is fair play.2. It is fair for someone to suffer the pain that they have inflicted on others. If you start rumors about other people, they'll eventually do the same thing to you. Turnabout is fair play, after all.See also: fair, play, turnaboutTurnabout is fair play.Prov. It is fair for one to suffer whatever one has caused others to suffer. So, you don't like being made fun of! Well, turnabout is fair play.See also: fair, play, turnaboutturnabout is fair playTaking alternate or successive turns at doing something is just and equitable. For example, Come on, I want to sit in the front seat now-turnabout is fair play. This justification for taking turns was first recorded in 1755. See also: fair, play, turnaboutturn the tables, toTo reverse the situation between two persons or groups, especially so as to gain the upper hand. This term comes from the custom of reversing the table or board in games like chess and draughts, so that the opponents’ relative positions are switched. It was being used figuratively as long ago as 1612, when George Chapman wrote (The Widow’s Tears, 1.3), “I may turn the tables with you ere long.” Another cliché with the same meaning is turnabout is fair play, which dates from the nineteenth century. Robert Louis Stevenson used it in one of his last works, The Wrecker (1892): “You had your chance then; seems to me it’s mine now. Turn about’s fair play.”See also: turnAcronymsSeeTRNABTturnabout
Related to turnabout: Turnabout is fair playSynonyms for turnaboutnoun the act of changing or being changed from one position, direction, or course to the oppositeSynonyms- inversion
- reversal
- transposition
- turnaround
Synonyms for turnaboutnoun a decision to reverse an earlier decisionSynonyms- change of mind
- flip-flop
- turnaround
- reversal
Related Words- deciding
- decision making
- afterthought
- rethink
- second thought
- reconsideration
noun turning in the opposite directionSynonyms- reversion
- turnaround
- reversal
- reverse
Related Words- change of direction
- reorientation
- about turn
- about-face
- u-turn
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