make heads or tails of
Example Sentences
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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
“You cannot make heads or tails of it,” says Fernando Sacoto, president of the Ecuadorian Society of Public Health.
From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2022
Second, if you can’t make heads or tails of those bills, consider hiring an outside service to review the charges.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2016
“I can’t make heads or tails of this place.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
