do a 180
do a 180
1. Literally, to begin moving in the opposite direction. (If one physically turns 180 degrees, one will then be facing the opposite direction.) I was going to go to the park, but when I saw those dark clouds roll in, I did a 180 and headed back home.
2. To make a big change in one's position, opinion, lifestyle, etc. A: "Can you believe that Sam quit his job at the firm?" B: "No, he really did a 180 on being a paralegal!"
See also: 180
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
do a one-eighty
and turn one hundred and eighty degrees1. Lit. to turn around and go in the opposite direction. When I hollered, the dog did a one-eighty and headed back to its own yard.
2. Fig. to radically reverse a decision or opinion. His political philosophy turned one hundred and eighty degrees when he grew a little older.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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- drift with (something)
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- beat the hell out of
- beat the living daylights out of
- beat the living daylights out of someone
- beat the tar out of
- beat/scare the daylights out of somebody