Greek to me
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The five of us were to sail a rented boat within a loose flotilla of seven other boats to an itinerary of islands that was Greek to me: Meganisi, Kefalonia, Kalamos and, of course, Ithaca.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2019
“He presses the point and asks if she’ll ‘wed’ him, at which point she pretends not to understand him at all: ‘Tis Greek to me, my Lord’ is her final reply.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2016
Ruby remained little more than Greek to me.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2012
Now when Brendon talks about what he’s learning, like high-yield bond spreads or what contango means for commodity prices, it’s still Greek to me, just a different kind.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2010
But clicks and sneaks—them's Greek to me, an' I don't want to learn 'em.
From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur
