Is It All Greek To You? Thank Lazy Monks, And The Bard, For The Phrase

Is It All Greek To You? Thank Lazy Monks, And The Bard, For The Phrase

By NPR Staff

Ben Zimmer, language columnist at The Wall Street Journal, explains the origin of “It’s all Greek to me” — and shares a few variants from other languages.

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