make head or tail of

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English - Turkish
yapmak kafa veya kuyruk
head or tail
Yazı mi tura mi?
English - English
To determine to be good or bad
To understand even minimally

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

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?"