it's all Greek to me
Beyond my understanding
It's all Greek to me expresses that something is completely incomprehensible—as unintelligible as a foreign language one doesn't speak.
The phrase appears when facing impenetrable jargon, technical material, or anything baffling: I tried reading the contract, but it's all Greek to me.
The expression dates to at least Shakespeare's *Julius Caesar*.
- confusingCausing mental uncertainty
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- foreignFrom another nation
over my head · foreign language · lost in translation · unintelligible · nonsense · jargon · puzzling · mystifying · lost · clueless · brain fog · bewildering · cryptic · obscure · mumbo-jumbo · alphabet · hieroglyphics · code
it's all Greek to mecrystal clear
Entirely unambiguous, perfectly understood
plain as day · I get it · clear as a bell · intelligible · comprehensible
it's all Greek to mesecond nature
Deeply ingrained tendency
old hat · child's play · bread and butter · home turf · well-versed