翻す

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 翻す, read ひるがえす, denotes reversing a decision or making cloth or a flag stream in the air.
• Basic usage: It covers reversing an established policy and letting a flag stream in the wind.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reversal and a streaming flag
  • Distinguish reversing an abstract decision from the literary sense of making cloth or a flag stream.