one-eighty
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But then, as if suffering a crisis of conscience, he pulled a one-eighty.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2013
Me: “Remember how yesterday you wouldn’t even talk to me? Kind of a one-eighty, huh?”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Later, in the hall between third and fourth periods, I saw Digger, and I know he saw me—because I watched him do a double take and then turn a complete one-eighty.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
I whip around in a full one-eighty, already speed-walking back to the Seventy-Second Street station.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Long enough that I’m expecting him to spin a one-eighty and run back for one more kiss.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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