flip-flop
noun
a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
have been flip-flopping
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present perfect progressiveof flip-flop.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Or some other fundamental long-established principle of nature might have to be abandoned, but physicists don’t agree on which one, and they have been flip-flopping and changing positions almost weekly, with no resolution in sight.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2013
The Cowboys have been flip-flopping him back and forth from the left and right side, so right tackle Jammal Brown will draw the assignment of blocking him at times as well.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2011
