can't make heads nor tails of (someone or something)
(redirected from can't make heads nor tails of them)can't make heads nor tails of (someone or something)
To fail or be unable to understand, decipher, or make sense (of something) in the slightest. We tried identifying the hieroglyphs on the ancient tablet, but they were so archaic that we couldn't make heads or tails of it. See if you can figure out what this contract is saying—I can't make heads or tails out of all that legal mumbo jumbo.
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- not able to make head nor tail (out) of (something)
- not able to make head or tail (out) of (something)
- not able to make head or tail of
- not able to make heads nor tails (out) of (something)
- not able to make heads or tails (out) of (something)
- can't make anything out (of something)
- not able to make anything out
- not able to make anything out (of something)
- be another of life's great mysteries
- an open book