head nor tail

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)

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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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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

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