noun
1 movement in a car
VERB + U-TURN
▪ do , execute ( esp. BrE ), make , pull ( AmE )
2 ( informal ) sudden change of plan
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete
▪ dramatic , spectacular ( BrE )
▪ embarrassing , humiliating
▪ government , policy
VERB + U-TURN
▪ do , make , perform ( BrE )
▪
The government has made a spectacular ~ on taxes.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
a ~ on education policy
▪ ~ over
▪
a government ~ over plans to cut social security payments