- head nor tail
- Head nor tailIf you can't make head nor tail of something, you cannot understand it at all or make any sense of it.
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head nor tail — If you can t make head nor tail of something, you cannot understand it at all or make any sense of it. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Neither head nor tail — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
can't make head nor tail of something — can t make head nor ˈtail of sth idiom to be unable to understand sth • I couldn t make head nor tail of what he was saying. Main entry: ↑headidiom … Useful english dictionary
make neither head nor tail of — {v. phr.} To be unable to figure something out. * /This puzzle is so complicated that I can make neither head nor tail of it./ Compare: HEADS OR TAILS … Dictionary of American idioms
make neither head nor tail of — {v. phr.} To be unable to figure something out. * /This puzzle is so complicated that I can make neither head nor tail of it./ Compare: HEADS OR TAILS … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ neither\ head\ nor\ tail\ of — v. phr. To be unable to figure something out. This puzzle is so complicated that I can make neither head nor tail of it. Compare: heads or tails … Словарь американских идиом
can't make head nor tail of smth — understand, find meaning in something We couldn t make head nor tail of what he was trying to say during his speech … Idioms and examples
make head nor tail of smth — understand, find meaning in something We couldn t make head nor tail of what he was trying to say during his speech … Idioms and examples
Head or tail — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
can't make head nor tail of something — can t make head nor/or tail of (something) to not be able to understand something at all. We couldn t make head or tail of the film. What does his message say? I don t know I can t make head or tail of it … New idioms dictionary
