Make head or tail of

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Verb phrase

make head or tail of, also make heads or tails of (US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}), make head nor tail of (US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) (used in the negative)

  1. (idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) To understand even minimally.
    See if you can make head or tail of this chapter. I'm baffled.
  2. to determine if something is good or bad
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Usage note

  • Often used in the negative, e.g., "I can't make head or tail of this"
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Translations

  • German: sich einen Reim darauf machen [literally: to make a rhyme to it]
  • Czech: to nedává ani hlavu ani patu ("It dosen't give a head or heal", only negative)
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