about-face vs quantum leap

about-face

noun
  • An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction. 

  • A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude or opinion. 

verb
  • To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite direction. 

  • To change opinion or attitude drastically. 

quantum leap

noun
  • An abrupt, extreme change. 

  • The discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another. 

  • A large, massive, significant change. 

How often have the words about-face and quantum leap occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )