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make head nor tail of

make head nor tail of verb: to fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.

Verb

make 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)

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

Forms of make head nor tail of

third-person singular presentmakes head nor tail of
present participlemaking head nor tail of
past participlemade head nor tail of
pastmade head nor tail of

Questions about make head nor tail of

What does make head nor tail of mean?
Make head nor tail of means to fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.
What part of speech is make head nor tail of?
Make head nor tail of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make head nor tail of?
The past tense of make head nor tail of is made head nor tail of.

Words near make head nor tail of in the dictionary

  1. make haste
  2. make haste slowly
  3. make hay
  4. make hay while the sun shines
  5. make head against
  6. make head nor tail of
  7. make head or tail of
  8. make headway
  9. make heavy going of
  10. make heavy weather
  11. make heavy weather of

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