se füle, se farka

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally: “(it has) neither an ear, nor a tail” (it does not make sense). Ellipsis of (ennek) nincs se füle, se farka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃɛ ˈfylɛ ʃɛ ˈfɒrkɒ]

Phrase

se füle, se farka

  1. (idiomatic) clear as mud (it has neither rhyme nor reason; the thing in question may be specified with -nak/-nek)
    Synonyms: értelmetlen, összefüggéstelen, zavaros, kusza
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