can't make head nor tail of



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.'
See also: head, make, nor, of, tail

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Takis-Greek
Aboubacar-Western African
VilleVEEL-le (Finnish)Finnish, Swedish
Yamuna-Tamil, Indian, Telugu
Carolinakah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), ka-roo-LEE-nə (Portuguese), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
MariÁN-Slovak, Czech, Hungarian