Idiom
box the compass
Meaning
To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He boxed the compass and now supports the plan.”
“After criticizing the policy for years, the politician suddenly boxed the compass and praised it.”
“The critic, having once called the novel 'unreadable,' boxed the compass in his later review, declaring it a masterpiece of modern literature.”
Examples
simple
“He boxed the compass and now supports the plan.”
contextual
“After criticizing the policy for years, the politician suddenly boxed the compass and praised it.”
complex
“The critic, having once called the novel 'unreadable,' boxed the compass in his later review, declaring it a masterpiece of modern literature.”
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