flip-flop

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Suddenly, the idea of party hopping becomes very much relevant because the flip-flop Abdullah think it's all right for them to join Umno and more so he thinks they've confidence in Umno's struggle?

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  1. noun The movement or sound of repeated flapping.
  2. noun Informal A reversal, as of a stand or position: a foreign policy flip-flop.
  3. noun A backless, often foam rubber sandal held to the foot at the big toe by means of a thong.
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  • Washington pundits and even some anxious progressives pronounced the Employee Free Choice Act virtually dead because of Sen. Arlen Specter's flip-flop on the bill. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • Suddenly, the idea of party hopping becomes very much relevant because the flip-flop Abdullah think it's all right for them to join Umno and more so he thinks they've confidence in Umno's struggle? —  MageP's Lab
  • There is of course time for another flip or flip-flop or flip-flop-flip in fortunes these next 15 months. —  Labour of Love
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) turned criminals into heroes and justified the flip-flop by painting the Powers That Be as hypocritical, corrupt, and controlling. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • We clearly saw a shift, a flip-flop from the past few quarters with better gross margin and perhaps some SG&A deleverage. —  pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
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