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right about face

American  
[rahyt-uh-boht-feys] / ˈraɪt əˈboʊtˈfeɪs /
Or rightabout-face,

noun

  1. Military.

    1. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction.

    2. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.

  2. rightabout.

  3. any complete reversal, as of conduct or opinion.

Etymology

Origin of right about face

First recorded in 1805–15

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