make head nor tail of

verb

To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.

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Meanings

verbmake head nor tail of (third-person singular simple present makes head nor tail of, present participle making head nor tail of, simple past and past participle made head nor tail of)

present singular third person makes head nor tail of · participle present making head nor tail of · participle past made head nor tail of · past made head nor tail of

  1. To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.
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APA

make head nor tail of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20head%20nor%20tail%20of

MLA

“make head nor tail of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20head%20nor%20tail%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make head nor tail of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20head%20nor%20tail%20of.

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