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词汇 make-a-180
释义 make a 180
collocation
USinformal

make a 180collocation (DIRECTION)


to suddenly turn and go in the opposite direction than the one you were travelling in:
We had to make a 180 because we missed the turn.
"Can you tell me where the hotel is?" "Sure - make a 180 and walk back to High Street, then take a left."
He made a 180 as soon as his friends yelled for him to come back.
She was heading for the back stairwell to leave early but made a quick 180 as soon as she saw her boss heading up the stairs.

make a 180collocation (OPINION)


to suddenly change from a particular opinion, decision, or plan to an opposite one:
We made a 180 and decided to go after all.
It made me do a 180 in terms of how I think about my life - I realized that I needed to take responsibility for creating the life I want.
Synonym
do a 180
See
180
What, now we're supposed to make a 180 just because the government has changed their mind about whether eggs are good for us?
He didn't support gay marriage until his daughter got engaged to her girlfriend, and then he made a 180.
Her constituents are tired of her making 180s on policy decisions every time a new lobbyist arrives in her office.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Changing your mind
180
about-face
about-turn
back away
back out
cave in
cold
go back on something
have another think comingidiom
make an about-face
make an about-turn
move
oscillate
pull out
shift
shift (your) groundidiom
there's no turning backidiom
think againidiom
think better of somethingidiom
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