All greek to me

All Greek to me

Meaning

Incomprehensible, as Greek is to someone who cannot speak it.

Examples

He says that quantum physics isn’t so difficult but it’s all Greek to me.

Where did it originate?

Shakespearian, from Julius Caesar, 1601.

Where is it used?

Worldwide.

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