right about face

American  

[rahyt-uh-boht-feys] / ˈraɪt əˈboʊtˈfeɪs /

Or rightabout-face,

noun

1. Military.

   1. 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.

   2. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.

2. rightabout.

3. any complete reversal, as of conduct or opinion.

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Etymology

Origin of right about face

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

They commanded us to “right about face.”

From Slate

Then she turned right about face and looked in his direction.

From Project Gutenberg

Everybody back up—I mean, right about face.

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‘We all know what it is to be young—no one likes a joke better than I do—but rules are rules, and the hour for going home has struck, so right about face, march! and quick step too.’

From Project Gutenberg

Right about face, my man, and march with us to the glen-head, or it may be the worse for you.”

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