make neither head nor tail of

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make neither head nor tail of

verb makes neither head nor tail of · making neither head nor tail of · made neither head nor tail of

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

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"make neither head nor tail of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/make%20neither%20head%20nor%20tail%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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make neither head nor tail of. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/make%20neither%20head%20nor%20tail%20of

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"make neither head nor tail of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/make%20neither%20head%20nor%20tail%20of.

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@misc{make_neither_head_nor_tail_of_2026,
  title = {make neither head nor tail of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20neither%20head%20nor%20tail%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}