make head

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Englisch - Englisch
Make progress especially against resistance
Rise in armed revolt
make head or tail of
To understand even minimally

See if you can make head or tail of this chapter. I'm baffled.

make head or tail of
To determine to be good or bad
make head or tail of
See the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. "She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern. Can you make head or tail of the letter?"
make head or tail of something
(deyim) (Usually negative) Find meaning in, understand

I was unable to make head nor tail of our company's plans to restructure our department.

make head or tail of it
understand, comprehend
can't make head nor tail of something
Not be able to understand something: "I can't make head nor tail of these instructions on the packet."
cant make head nor tail of it
(deyim) Not be able to understand something at all
cant make head or tail of it
(deyim) Not be able to understand something at all
cannot make head or tail of
cannot understand, cannot fathom
cannot make head or tail of it
cannot figure it out, cannot understand it, cannot fathom it
make neither head nor tail of
understand, comprehend
make head

    Türkische aussprache

    meyk hed

    Aussprache

    /ˈmāk ˈhed/ /ˈmeɪk ˈhɛd/

    Etymologie

    [ 'mAk ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhOn to prepare, make, Greek magEnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavonic mazati to anoint, smear.
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