"make neither head nor tail of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes neither head nor tail of [present, singular, third-person], making neither head nor tail of [participle, present], made neither head nor tail of [participle, past], made neither head nor tail of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> neither head nor tail of}} make neither head nor tail of (third-person singular simple present makes neither head nor tail of, present participle making neither head nor tail of, simple past and past participle made neither head nor tail of)
  1. To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.
    Sense id: en-make_neither_head_nor_tail_of-en-verb-P1vao08S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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