make head or tail of
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As upsetting as this is, I really can’t make head or tail of it.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2016
Who can make head or tail of what goes on in the scenes for Princess Pirlipat and the mice in Act II?
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2015
When C-day finally arrived last week, many Aussies still could not make head or tail of the new money.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without documentation, Hrdlicka was unable afterward to make head or tail of the houses, storage pits, hearths, and burial wells he uncovered.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
I still can’t make head or tail of Peter.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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