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    make head or tail of

    US /ˈmek hɛd ɔr teɪl ʌv/

    ・

    UK /ˈmeik hed ɔ: ˈteil ɔv/

    B2
    idm.To understand or make sense of something confusing.
    I can't make head or tail of this confusing instruction manual.

    Video subtitles

    My Blackberry Is Not Working! - The One Ronnie, Preview - BBC One

    02:53My Blackberry Is Not Working! - The One Ronnie, Preview - BBC One
    • I mean I can't make head or tail of them

      I mean I can't make head or tail of them

    B1

    Part 1 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 1-6)

    22:22Part 1 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 1-6)
    • and these words appended: "Bones his pile." "I can't make head or tail of this," said Dr.

      and these words appended: "Bones his pile." "I can't make head or tail of this," said Dr.

    • "I can't make head or tail of this," said

      "I can't make head or tail of this," said

    B1

    Part 2 - Anne of Green Gables Audiobook by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Chs 11-18)

    54:32Part 2 - Anne of Green Gables Audiobook by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Chs 11-18)
    • "I'm sure I'll never be able to make head or tail of it.

      "I'm sure I'll never be able to make head or tail of it.

    B1