English
Alternative forms
make heads or tails of US
make head nor tail of US
Verb
en-verb|inf=to make head or tail of|makes head or tail of|making head or tail of|made head or tail of
- idiom To understand even minimally.
#:See if you can make head or tail of this chapter. I'm baffled.
- To determine to be good or bad.
Usage notes
In sense 1, usually with a construction expressing inability, as in "I can't make head or tail of this", "He was unable to make head or tail of some of the pattern-solving puzzles in the IQ test", and so on.
Translations
German: sich einen Reim darauf machen (literally: to make a rhyme to it)
Czech: to nedává ani hlavu ani patu ("It doesn't give a head or heal", only negative)
Português: Não estou entendendo quase nada disso ("Tente entender pelo menos", afirmativa)
See also
coin toss
heads or tails
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