handbrake turn
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It is a handbrake turn after Baby Reindeer, but Gunning says the script was "beautiful" and she wanted to be involved "in the special charity".
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
One shadow minister said that while today's announcement felt like a bit of a handbrake turn, it was nonetheless inevitable and sensible.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2023
But many investors do view the UK's handbrake turn as a potential gamechanger.
From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2022
It didn’t feature a ship insulting the laws of physics by doing a handbrake turn in the middle of the ocean.
From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2019
But they did not so much take their foot off the gas as apply the handbrake, turn off the engine and throw the key out of the window.
From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2015
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