make head or tail of

[make head or tail of] {v. phr.}, {informal}

To see the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. — Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences.

* /She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern./

* /Can you make head or tail of the letter?/

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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