U-turn

/ˈjuːtɜːn/ noun [C]

Definition

VEHICLE › a change of direction that you make when driving in order to travel in the opposite direction

DECISION › a complete change from one opinion or plan to an opposite one: the government's U-turn on economic policy

(Definition of U-turn noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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