it's all Greek to me
I don't understand any of it; it makes no sense.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I tried to read the manual, but it's all Greek to me.”
“My professor explained the new physics theory for an hour, but honestly, it's all Greek to me.”
“Although the legal document was written in my native language, the complex terminology meant that it was all Greek to me.”
disputed origin
First quoted as it was Greek to me in Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, possibly translated from a sentence in Medieval Latin.
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all it's cracked up to be
As good as claims or reputation would suggest.
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bubble
[Cockney slang]Greek
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Greek calends
A time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.
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if it's all the same
If it makes no difference; if nobody minds; if it doesn't bother anyone.
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it's about time
Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue.
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it's all good
Used to express unconcern.
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it's early days
Indicating it is too soon to know the outcome of a situation, often implying it is too early to make a judgment or prediction.
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it's five o'clock somewhere
Used as an excuse for drinking alcoholic beverages outside of customary hours.
Last updated August 10, 2026