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all Greek to me

All Greek to me?

Origin and meaning :

From Shakespeare's famous line "Julius Caesar" ***Julius Caesar 1623*** Act 1, Scene 2. The character in the play, Cassius, the betrayer of the ancient Roman commander Caesar, asked his comrade Casca: "What did Cicero say?" Casca Say: "As for myself, these are all Greek to me." It means not understanding at all, completely incomprehensible, ignorant.

Example: if only he could have understood the doctor's jargon,the medical niceties... but they were Greek to him---- like a legal problem to a layman.***John Galsworthy** *

It would be great if he could understand the doctor's jargon and understand the medical details... But he didn't understand the doctor's words at all, just like a layman encountering legal problems.