"ne plus savoir où donner de la tête" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /nə ply sa.vwa.ʁ‿u dɔ.ne d(ə) la tɛt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ne plus savoir où donner de la tête.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne plus savoir où donner de la tête
  1. (figuratively, informal) not know whether one is coming or going, not know which way to turn Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser
    Sense id: en-ne_plus_savoir_où_donner_de_la_tête-fr-verb-TvTHXeVJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French negative polarity items

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