turn one's coat | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To turn against a previousaffiliationorallegiance.1819,Sir Walter Scott,A Legend of Montrose:To meet the exigence of the moment, a considerable army was raised under General Baillie, a Presbyterian officer of skill and fidelity, with whom was joined in command the celebrated Sir John Urrie, a soldier of fortune like Dalgetty, who had already changed sides twice during the Civil War, and was destined toturn his coata third time before it was ended.2012, Nigel Tranter,The Wallace,→ISBN:Bruce would scarcely have found this sufficient cause toturn his coat.2014, Scott Stanley,Betrayal of the Cloak,→ISBN, page44:He also knew that here, in Connecticut, the chance of finding rebels who wouldturn their coatswas far greater than it was in Boston which, for over two years now, had been the epicenter of the unrest that threatened peace with Britain.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeturn,‎coat.

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