U-turn
noun /ˈjuː tɜːn/
/ˈjuː tɜːrn/
- a turn of 180° that a vehicle makes so that it can move forwards in the opposite direction
- to do/make a U-turn
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + U-turn- do
- execute
- make
- …
- (informal) a complete change in policy or behaviour, usually one that is embarrassing
- The government has made a spectacular U-turn on taxes.
- a government U-turn over plans to cut social security payments
- The government may be forced into an embarrassing U-turn on education policy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- dramatic
- spectacular
- …
- do
- make
- perform
- …
- U-turn on
- U-turn over