From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishU-turnU-turn /ˈjuː tɜːn $ ˌjuː ˈtɜːrn/ noun [countable] 1 TTa turn that you make in a car, on a bicycle etc, so that you go back in the direction you came frommake/do a U-turn He made a quick U-turn and sped away.2 CHANGE YOUR MINDa complete change of ideas, plans etcmake/do a U-turn Critics accused the government of doing a U-turn on its promise to increase education spending.
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U-turn• I started my car and did a U-turn, pulling up next to him.• The government was forced to do a U-turn after angry protests about their taxation policy.• He also once made a U-turn on the Golden Gate Bridge and crashed his patrol car.• The Supreme Court, once a champion of efforts to mix black and white, has performed a U-turn.• But the decision would be seen by Labour as another U-turn.• The road soon snakes to the east, giving the impression of a gigantic U-turn.• The party lost all public support after a series of U-turns and policy failures.make/do a U-turn• I started my car and did a U-turn, pulling up next to him.• If that happens, some economists believe Mr Greenspan could make a u-turn on taxes early next year.• Do you mind if I do a U-turn through that smashed barrier and get back to Freiburg?• I did a U-turn and headed back home.• Mitterrand made a decisive U-turn in 1983 and cut government spending.• He also once made a U-turn on the Golden Gate Bridge and crashed his patrol car.• Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house? she wondered.• She made a U-turn and drove away, her son still crying.• She glanced behind her, then made a U-turn, and we began retracing the 45 minute drive to the hospital.make/do a U-turn• I started my car and did a U-turn, pulling up next to him.• If that happens, some economists believe Mr Greenspan could make a u-turn on taxes early next year.• Do you mind if I do a U-turn through that smashed barrier and get back to Freiburg?• He also once made a U-turn on the Golden Gate Bridge and crashed his patrol car.• Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house? she wondered.• She made a U-turn and drove away, her son still crying.• She glanced behind her, then made a U-turn, and we began retracing the 45 minute drive to the hospital. 