turn 180 degrees

turn 180 degrees

1. Literally, to turn and face the opposite direction. I was going to go to the park, but when I saw those dark clouds roll in, I turned 180 degrees 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 turned 180 degrees on being a paralegal!"
See also: 180, degree, turn
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
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  • drift with
  • drift with (something)
  • cut off from the (outside) world
  • blow smoke
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  • beat the (living) daylights out of (one)
  • beat the hell out of
  • beat the hell out of (one)
  • beat the living daylights out of someone