Greek and Latin

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It is a general practice in english to use the phrase "Greek and Latin", when we dont understand something. Does anybody know what is phrase that is analogous to this in Greek/Latin?

Abbie1948 · Accepted Answer

"It is a general practice in english to use the phrase "Greek and Latin"

I think you mean "it's all Greek to me".

Imogenery · Answer

0 As Abbie said, "It's all Greek to me" sounds like the term you're looking for. 02br
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00However, it's not "general practice" to use this all the time. It's a humorous expression. Just like you don't use a joke over and over again, "It's all Greek to me" is a phrase you use sparingly. 02br
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00The term comes from Latin and it's a proverb dating back to the Medieval age. It became an English term in Elizabethan England (1558-1603) and even though authors like Robert Greene used it first, it was made popular by William Shakespeare (in his play Julius Caesar). 02br
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00In Latin, the term reads: "Graecum est, non potest legi" which translates into "It is Greek; it can't be understood." 0-

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