heads or tails
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He wanted to take a crack at writing like artists like Billie Eilish, but he couldn’t make heads or tails of it.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
The iPhone Clean Up tool did OK with the grass, but couldn’t make heads or tails of the tents in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
There are only two choices: heads or tails.
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023
Each of them received 572 votes, according to local reports, and the two agreed that one would flip a coin while the other chooses heads or tails to decide the winner.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022
“This is where he seems to go completely bonkers. I can’t make heads or tails of it.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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