turn three-hundred and sixty degrees

turn three-hundred and sixty degrees
do a three-sixty & turn three-hundred and sixty degrees
1. Lit. to turn completely around. •

I was really lost. I did a three-sixty in the middle of the street because I couldn't make up my mind which way to go.

2. Fig. to reverse a decision or an opinion and then return to one's original stance. •

Over time, he did a three-sixty in his thinking about integration.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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