do a flip flop Idiom, Proverb

flip-flop

change of opinion, move to the other side We often see politicians do a flip-flop after they're elected.

do a flip-flop

Idiom(s): do a flip-flop (on something) AND do an about-face

Theme: REVERSAL

to make a total reversal of opinion. (Informal or slang.)
• Without warning, the government did a flip-flop on taxation.
• It had done an about-face on the question of deductions last year.

flip-flop|flip|flop

flip-flop¹ v., informal To alternate the positions of; exchange the places of; switch. The football coach had one play in which he flip-flopped his left halfback and fullback.
flip-flop² n., informal A complete change; a switch from one thing to an entirely different one. John wanted to be a carpenter like his father, but when he saw the print shop he did a flip-flop and now he's learning printing.
flip-flop³ adj. phr., informal Involving or using a change from one of two places, positions, or alternatives to the other. The machine was controlled by a flip-flop switch. The football coach hoped to surprise his opponents by using a flip-flop offense.

take a flop|flop|take

v. phr. To fall heavily. I took a nasty flop on the ice-covered sidewalk.

do an about-face

To aback and absolutely changeabout or change one's direction. This byword can call one's concrete movement or a change in concept. She did an changeabout and absolved aback up the accomplish already she saw that the alms wasn't running. Based on the reactions we got from analysis audiences, we charge to do an changeabout with the movie's plot.

do an about-face

Also, do a flip-flop or one-eighty . Reverse one's assessment or advance of action. For example, The lath did an changeabout on accepting added land, or We accepted Dad to do a flip-flop apropos our vacation plans, or They had relied on Jim to vote for Harry, but he did a one-eighty and casting his vote for the bounden . The aboriginal term, alluding to the army command to changeabout around, dates from the aboriginal bisected of the 1900s, and the variants from the additional bisected of the 1900s (the aftermost refers to a 180-degree change of direction).

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