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词组 make heads or tails of
释义
Idiom
make heads or tails ofmake heads or tails (out) of (something)
to understand something.
The way the document was worded was incredibly complicated — no one could make heads or tails out of it.
Usage notes: almost always used in the negative

make heads or tails (out) of (someone or something)

To understand someone or something. This phrase is usually used in the negative to convey the opposite. After spending hours working with the new piece of software, I still could not make heads or tails out of it. I can't make heads or tails of that new guy in accounting. Sometimes, he's really friendly, and then other times he acts like he's never met me before.

make heads or tails of someone or something

Fig. to understand someone or something that someone has said. (Usually with the negative.) I can't make heads or tails of Fred. No one can make heads or tails of this problem.

make heads or tails of

To understand: I couldn't make heads or tails of the report.
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