IT WAS GREEK TO ME

Meaning of IT WAS GREEK TO ME in English

I could not understand the subject; it was like a foreign language

When he asked me what I had learned about DNA, I replied, "I don't know. It was Greek to me."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

IT WAS GREEK TO ME — "I could not understand what was said; it was like a foreign language" "When he asked me what I had …
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IT
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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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREEK — I. ˈgrēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English Greke, from Old English Grēcas, plural, from Latin Graecus, from Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ME — (pers. pron.) The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective …
Английский словарь Webster
GREEK — (n.) Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
Английский словарь Webster
ME — ( pers. pron. ) The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEK — ( n. ) Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ME — /mee/ , pron. 1. the objective case of I , used as a direct or indirect object: They asked me …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEK — — Greekdom , n. — Greekish , adj. /greek/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Greece, the Greeks, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEK — adj. of or pertaining to Greece, of Greek origin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GREEK — n. Greek language
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GREEK — I. ˈgrēk noun Etymology: Middle English Greke, from Old English Grēca, from Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ME — pronoun, objective case of i Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mē; akin to Old High German mīh me, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ME — pron one. ·see men, ·pron 2. me (·pron·pers) the person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the …
Webster English vocab
GREEK — noun a swindler; a knave; a cheat. 2. greek ·adj of or pertaining to greece or the greeks; grecian. 3. …
Webster English vocab
ME — [me] pron, objective case of i [ME, fr. OE me; akin to OHG mih me, L me, Gk me, Skt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREEK — [Greek] n [ME Greke, fr. OE Greca, fr. L Graecus, fr. Gk Graikos] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a native or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREEK — Greek, greek BrE AmE ɡriːk ▷ greeked ˈɡriːk ɪŋ ▷ greeking ˈɡriːk ɪŋ ▷ Greeks, greeks ɡriːks ▶ ˌ Greek …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ME — pronoun , noun ■ pronoun / mi; NAmE ; strong form miː/ the form of I that is used when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREEK — / griːk; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a person from modern or ancient Greece 2. [ U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ME — me S1 W1 /mi; strong miː/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘I’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREEK — I. Greek 1 /ɡriːk/ BrE AmE adjective relating to Greece, its people, or its language: Greek yoghurt II. Greek 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ME — pron. 1 objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. = I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREEK — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ME — pron. 1 objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. = I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREEK — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ME — 1. pron. 1. objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
Oxford English vocab
GREEK — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
Oxford English vocab
ME — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. A speaker or writer uses me to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREEK — ( Greeks) 1. Greek means belonging or relating to Greece. ADJ 2. A Greek is a person who comes from …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hair was dripping ▪ Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping . honeymoon was …
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ME
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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 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ME — (PERSON) [pronoun] - used, usually after a verb or preposition, to refer to the person speaking or writingCan you see …
Cambridge English vocab
GREEK — [noun] [U]to speak Greekmodern/ancient GreekThe New Testament of the Bible was written in Greek.(It's) all Greek to me (= I …
Cambridge English vocab
ME — pron. Me Nam River forget me not Messerschmitt 109 Me 109 touch me not
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREEK — n. Greek alphabet Greek Civil War Greek fire Greek Independence War of Greek language Greek law Greek mythology Greek Orthodox …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREEK — I . a. 1. Of Greece, Grecian, Hellenic. 2. Grecian, classic, classical, after the Greek, in the manner of Greece. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GREEK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient , classical ▪ New Testament ▪ modern GREEK + NOUN ▪ alphabet II. adj. Greek …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ME — pronoun 1 BAD : I got me a drink and sat down on the sofa. GOOD : I got myself …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ME — abbreviation (Health and Fitness) Short for myalgic encephalomyelitis, a benign but debilitating and often long-lasting condition which usually occurs after …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
TO
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ME — мест.; лич. объект. от I косв. п. от I - he did it for * он это сделал для меня …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREEK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ME — me.ogg mi: (полная форма); mı (редуцированная форма) pron 1. pers 1> косв. п. от I2 he did it for me …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREEK
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREEK — Greek сущ.1) грек; гречанка 2) греческий язык 3) говорится о хитром, пронырливом человеке, особ. о том, кто передергивает карты 4) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ME — pron 1. pers 1> косв. п. от I2 he did it for me - он это сделал для меня can …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GREEK
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GREEK
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GREEK
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GREEK
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GREEK
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
TO
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ME — мест.; лич. объект. от I косв. п. от I - he did it for * он это сделал для меня …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREEK
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR
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S
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OUT
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ON
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DO
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