right about face

or right·a·bout-face, right-a·bout-face

[ rahyt-uh-boht-feys ]

/ ˈraɪt əˈboʊtˈfeɪs /

noun

Military.

a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.

rightabout (def. 2).

any complete reversal, as of conduct or opinion.

Origin of right about face

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby right about face

rigging loft, Riggs' disease, right, rightable, rightabout, right about face, right and left, right angle, right-angled triangle, right ascension, right as rain

Example sentences from the Web for right about face

The recent endeavours of his journal to whip the Government-team to a right-about-face were annoying, preposterous.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George Meredith
He would make a right-about-face, travel for a year on a sailing vessel, see the world.
The Stolen Singer|Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger
It had shocked him from his orbit and set him to the right-about-face.
Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives
The editor of the Globe made a right-about-face—repudiating us.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp

Now, what is the reason of this right-about-face on the part of the poet?
The Man Shakespeare|Frank Harris

单词	right about face
释义	right about face or right·a·bout-face, right-a·bout-face [ rahyt-uh-boht-feys ] / ˈraɪt əˈboʊtˈfeɪs / noun Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner. rightabout (def. 2). any complete reversal, as of conduct or opinion. Origin of right about face First recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby right about face rigging loft, Riggs' disease, right, rightable, rightabout, right about face, right and left, right angle, right-angled triangle, right ascension, right as rain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for right about face The recent endeavours of his journal to whip the Government-team to a right-about-face were annoying, preposterous. Diana of the Crossways, Complete\|George Meredith He would make a right-about-face, travel for a year on a sailing vessel, see the world. The Stolen Singer\|Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger It had shocked him from his orbit and set him to the right-about-face. Satan Sanderson\|Hallie Erminie Rives The editor of the Globe made a right-about-face—repudiating us. Tramping on Life\|Harry Kemp Now, what is the reason of this right-about-face on the part of the poet? The Man Shakespeare\|Frank Harris
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