何が何だかわからない

なにがなんだかわからない
Alternative writings: 何が何だか分からない
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A colloquial expression meaning that things are so confused you can't tell what's going on or make sense of the situation.

Expression

Examples

会議の説明が早すぎて、何が何だかわからない。

The explanation at the meeting was too fast, and I couldn't make heads or tails of it.

急な変更で、みんな何が何だかわからない様子だった。

With the sudden change, everyone seemed completely unsure of what was going on.

説明書が不十分で組み立て方が何が何だかわからない。

The instructions were insufficient, so I couldn't figure out how to assemble it.