MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF SOMETHING (USUALLY NEGATIVE)

Meaning of MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF SOMETHING (USUALLY NEGATIVE) in English

find meaning in , understand I was unable to make head nor tail of our company's plans to restructure our department.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

MAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
USUALLY — sa kasagaran
English-Visayan vocabulary
USUALLY — adverb see: usual
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEGATIVE — I. ˈnegəd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French negatif, from Latin negativus, from negatus + -ivus -ive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
USUALLY — ˈyüzh(ə)lē, -zh(ə)wəlē, -li sometimes -üz(ə)l- adverb Etymology: Middle English, from usual + -ly 1. : by or according to habit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAIL — tail 1 — tailer , n. — tailless , adj. — taillessly , adv. — taillessness , n. — taillike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEGATIVE — — negatively , adv. — negativeness, negativity , n. /neg"euh tiv/ , adj., n., adv., v., negatived, negativing , interj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
USUALLY — adv. commonly, generally, regularly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
USUALLY — see usual I
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAIL — I. ˈtāl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEGATIVE — I. ˈne-gə-tiv adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. : marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal received a negative answer also …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAD
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAIL — noun ·see tailing, ·noun, 5. 2. tail ·noun limitation; abridgment. 3. tail ·noun ·same·as tailing, 4. 4. tail ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
NEGATIVE — noun the refusal or withholding of assents; veto. 2. negative ·noun a word used in denial or refusal; as, not, …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
HEAD
Webster English vocab
USUALLY — ■ adverb 1》 in a manner that is usual or normal. 2》 generally speaking; as a rule.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAIL — [tail] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE taegel; akin to OHG zagal tail, MIr dual lock of hair] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEGATIVE — [neg.a.tive] adj (15c) 1 a: marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal "received a ~ answer"; also: marked by absence, withholding, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — in zoology, prolongation of the backbone beyond the trunk of the body, or any slender projection resembling such a structure. …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEGATIVE — photographic image that reproduces the bright portions of the photographed subject as dark and the dark parts as light areas. …
Britannica English vocabulary
USUALLY — usually BrE AmE ˈjuːʒ u‿ ə l i ˈ•ju‿; ˈjuːʒ ə l‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
USUALLY — / ˈjuːʒuəli; NAmE ; -ʒəli/ adverb in the way that is usual or normal; most often : I'm usually home …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — / teɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF BIRD / ANIMAL / FISH 1. [ C ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEGATIVE — / ˈnegətɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective BAD 1. bad or harmful : The crisis had …
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MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAD
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
USUALLY — u ‧ su ‧ al ‧ ly S1 W1 /ˈjuːʒuəli, ˈjuːʒ ə li/ BrE AmE adverb used to talk about …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAIL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEGATIVE — I. neg ‧ a ‧ tive 1 S2 W2 AC /ˈneɡətɪv/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . BAD harmful, unpleasant, or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEGATIVE — adj., n. & v. --adj. 1 expressing or implying denial, prohibition, or refusal (a negative vote; a negative answer). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEGATIVE — adj., n. & v. adj. 1 expressing or implying denial, prohibition, or refusal (a negative vote; a negative answer). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAIL — 1. n. & v. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
NEGATIVE — adj., n. & v. --adj. 1. expressing or implying denial, prohibition, or refusal (a negative vote; a negative answer). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
USUALLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something usually happens, it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — ( tails, tailing, tailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tail …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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NEGATIVE — ( negatives) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A fact, situation, or …
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