right-about-face

Presently the Theban cavalry as they retired found themselves face to face with an impassable glen or ravine, where in the first instance they collected in a mob, and next wheeled right-about-face in sheer resourcelessness where to cross.

Hellenica 2007

The king did a right-about-face and appointed commissioners to begin new peace talks with France.

Ill Met By Moonlight Lackey, Mercedes 2005

Briefly, they turned glassy eyes toward the person who had called their names, but they were still under the spell of these creatures who strutted in unison like a drill team-all seven to the north, then right-about-face and all seven to the south.

The Cat Who Sang For The Birds Braun, Lilian Jackson 1998

If she found Qwilleran's sudden hospitality a suspicious right-about-face, she gave no indication.

The Cat Who Went Underground Braun, Lilian Jackson 1989

If he had inadvertently done a right-about-face, thinking the right ditch was the left ditch, he would now be headed for the main highway, three miles back.

The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare Braun, Lilian Jackson 1988

He would have to right-about-face on the whole situation to do it, and he was not sure that this was wise just then.

Every Man for Himself Hopkins Moorhouse

His word to me was a simple right-about-face and march; but, as I put on my forage cap in the anteroom, I heard him thundering at the accusing sergeants to the effect that he would not have his recruits bullied, that he would not endure to have plots laid against them, and that on any repetition of the manouvre now exposed, he would break the pair of them, and return them to the ranks.

Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile David Christie Murray

The officers of the stampeded troops then called to the soldiers, "The rebels are coming this way, right-about-face."

The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail William H. Ryus

It was right-about-face in my pocket, and I lost a good half-second in getting it into the correct position for time-telling.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 Various

Take that Jean Valjean we were talking about the other day, who changed right-about-face, and became just as fine

The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey Donald Ferguson