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make neither head nor tail of

make neither head nor tail of verb: to fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.

Verb

make neither head nor tail of (third-person singular simple present makes neither head nor tail of, present participle making neither head nor tail of, simple past and past participle made neither head nor tail of)

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

Forms of make neither head nor tail of

third-person singular presentmakes neither head nor tail of
present participlemaking neither head nor tail of
past participlemade neither head nor tail of
pastmade neither head nor tail of

Questions about make neither head nor tail of

What does make neither head nor tail of mean?
Make neither head nor tail of means to fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.
What part of speech is make neither head nor tail of?
Make neither head nor tail of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make neither head nor tail of?
The past tense of make neither head nor tail of is made neither head nor tail of.

Words near make neither head nor tail of in the dictionary

  1. make money
  2. make mouths
  3. make much
  4. make muffins
  5. make music
  6. make neither head nor tail of
  7. make news
  8. make nice
  9. make no bones about
  10. make no mistake
  11. make no odds

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