IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME

Meaning of IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME in English

( informal , saying ) I cannot understand it :

She tried to explain how the system works, but it's all Greek to me.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME — this makes no sense; I don't understand this
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IT'S (ALL) GREEK TO ME — ~ informal I can't understand it at all. → Greek
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ME — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Me Nam River forget me not Messerschmitt 109 Me 109 touch me not
Английский словарь Британика
GREEK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Greek alphabet Greek Civil War Greek fire {{link=Greek language">Greek language Greek law Greek mythology …
Английский словарь Британика
ME — I. (|)mē, _mi pronoun, objective case of i Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mē; akin to Old High German …
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GREEK — I. ˈgrēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English Greke, from Old English Grēcas, plural, from Latin Graecus, from Greek …
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ME — (pers. pron.) The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective …
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GREEK — (n.) Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
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ME — ( pers. pron. ) The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as …
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GREEK — ( n. ) Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
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ME — /mee/ , pron. 1. the objective case of I , used as a direct or indirect object: They asked me …
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GREEK — — Greekdom , n. — Greekish , adj. /greek/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Greece, the Greeks, or …
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ALL — /awl/ , adj. 1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the …
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GREEK — adj. of or pertaining to Greece, of Greek origin
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GREEK — n. Greek language
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GREEK — I. ˈgrēk noun Etymology: Middle English Greke, from Old English Grēca, from Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos Date: before 12th …
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ME — pronoun, objective case of i Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mē; akin to Old High German mīh me, Latin …
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ME — pron one. ·see men, ·pron 2. me (·pron·pers) the person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the …
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GREEK — noun a swindler; a knave; a cheat. 2. greek ·adj of or pertaining to greece or the greeks; grecian. 3. …
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ME — [me] pron, objective case of i [ME, fr. OE me; akin to OHG mih me, L me, Gk me, Skt …
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GREEK — [Greek] n [ME Greke, fr. OE Greca, fr. L Graecus, fr. Gk Graikos] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a native or …
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GREEK — Greek, greek BrE AmE ɡriːk ▷ greeked ˈɡriːk ɪŋ ▷ greeking ˈɡriːk ɪŋ ▷ Greeks, greeks ɡriːks ▶ ˌ Greek …
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ME — pronoun , noun ■ pronoun / mi; NAmE ; strong form miː/ the form of I that is used when …
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GREEK — / griːk; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a person from modern or ancient Greece 2. [ U ] …
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ALL — / ɔːl; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner 1. (used with plural nouns. The noun may have …
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ME — me S1 W1 /mi; strong miː/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘I’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
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GREEK — I. Greek 1 /ɡriːk/ BrE AmE adjective relating to Greece, its people, or its language: Greek yoghurt II. Greek 2 …
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ALL — I. all 1 S1 W1 /ɔːl $ ɒːl/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . the whole of …
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ME — pron. 1 objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. = I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
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GREEK — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
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ALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
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ME — pron. 1 objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. = I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
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ALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
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GREEK — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
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ME — 1. pron. 1. objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
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ALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
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GREEK — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
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ME — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. A speaker or writer uses me to …
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GREEK — ( Greeks) 1. Greek means belonging or relating to Greece. ADJ 2. A Greek is a person who comes from …
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ALL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use all to indicate that …
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GREEK — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a French/Greek etc custom ▪ The Spanish custom is to add the mother’s surname after …
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ME — (PERSON) [pronoun] - used, usually after a verb or preposition, to refer to the person speaking or writingCan you see …
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GREEK — [noun] [U]to speak Greekmodern/ancient GreekThe New Testament of the Bible was written in Greek.(It's) all Greek to me (= I …
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ME — pron. Me Nam River forget me not Messerschmitt 109 Me 109 touch me not
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GREEK — n. Greek alphabet Greek Civil War Greek fire Greek Independence War of Greek language Greek law Greek mythology Greek Orthodox …
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GREEK — I . a. 1. Of Greece, Grecian, Hellenic. 2. Grecian, classic, classical, after the Greek, in the manner of Greece. …
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GREEK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient , classical ▪ New Testament ▪ modern GREEK + NOUN ▪ alphabet II. adj. Greek …
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ME — pronoun 1 BAD : I got me a drink and sat down on the sofa. GOOD : I got myself …
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ME — abbreviation (Health and Fitness) Short for myalgic encephalomyelitis, a benign but debilitating and often long-lasting condition which usually occurs after …
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ME — мест.; лич. объект. от I косв. п. от I - he did it for * он это сделал для меня …
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ALL — I прил. 1) весь, вся, все, целый all her life ≈ вся ее жизнь He lived here all his life. …
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ME — me.ogg mi: (полная форма); mı (редуцированная форма) pron 1. pers 1> косв. п. от I2 he did it for me …
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ALL — 1. ɔ:l n 1. ( часто All) всё сущее; мир, вселенная this above all - это превыше всего 2. самое …
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ALL — I all прил.1) весь, вся, всё, целый (взятый в полном объеме); все (исчерпывающе охватывающий однородные предметы, охватывающий всех без исключения) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GREEK — Greek сущ.1) грек; гречанка 2) греческий язык 3) говорится о хитром, пронырливом человеке, особ. о том, кто передергивает карты 4) …
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ME — pron 1. pers 1> косв. п. от I2 he did it for me - он это сделал для меня can …
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