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cannot make head nor tail of something

can·not make head nor tail of some·thing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-ot, ka-not, kuh- meyk hed nawr teyl uhv, ov suhm-thing]
    • /ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə- meɪk hɛd nɔr teɪl ʌv, ɒv ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-ot, ka-not, kuh- meyk hed nawr teyl uhv, ov suhm-thing]
    • /ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə- meɪk hɛd nɔr teɪl ʌv, ɒv ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/

Definition of cannot make head nor tail of something words

  • phrase cannot make head nor tail of something If you say that you cannot make head nor tail of something or you cannot make heads or tails of it, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand it at all. 3
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Parts of speech for Cannot make head nor tail of something

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cannot make head nor tail of something popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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