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Verb: turn on a dime
  1. Have a small turning radius
    "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!"
     
  2. [informal] Change one's opinion or course of action very quickly
    "The company turned on a dime when they saw the market shifting"

Derived forms: turned on a dime, turns on a dime, turning on a dime

Type of: turn