Knowledge & Understanding - Absence of Comprehension

Master English idioms regarding the absence of comprehension, like "none the wiser" and "lose the plot".

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English idioms related to Knowledge & Understanding

to beat one's brains out

[phrase]

to try one's best in order to solve a problem or to understand it

Ex: He beat his brains out on the problem, but the solution still escaped him.

to blind somebody with science

[phrase]

to confuse someone by using difficult or technical words while describing something to them

Ex: He wasn't explaining the software; he was just blinding us with science.

none the wiser

[phrase]

used to describe a situation in which someone remains uninformed or unaware, typically after an event or the receipt of information

Ex: They held a press conference, but the public was none the wiser about what had really happened.

to get one's wires crossed

[phrase]

to fail to correctly understand or interpret what someone said

Ex: They had their wires crossed, so each team waited for the other to send the files.

to lose the plot

[phrase]

to be unable to comprehend what is happening around one

Ex: After ten minutes of technical jargon, most of the audience had lost the plot.

La-La land

[noun]

a state in which one does not understand the current situation due to being completely detached from reality

Ex: She sounded like she was in La-La land, talking about profits while the company was losing money .

beats me

[sentence]

used when one is completely unable to guess or understand something

Ex: What he was trying to prove with that speech beats me.

search me

[interjection]

used as a response to mean that one does not have any answer to a particular question

Ex: How did they get approval so quickly ?Search me .

beyond the veil

[phrase]

in a state or place that is unknown or unseen, particularly referring to where people go after they die

Ex: He never feared death; he saw it as a step beyond the veil.

over one's head

[phrase]

used to refer to something that is complicated or difficult beyond one's understanding or capability

Ex: The joke went over his head, so he just smiled politely.

blind spot

[noun]

a subject that is very challenging or boring to one

Ex: Physics was the only blind spot in an otherwise excellent report card .

to be all Greek to somebody

[phrase]

used for saying that one is unable to understand the meaning of something particular

Ex: I opened the manual, but the first page was already Greek to me.

Knowledge & Understanding
Knowledge	Logic & Wisdom	Awareness or Unawareness	News & Information
Ignorance	Understanding	Lack of Understanding	Absence of Comprehension
Realization	Remembering	Forgetting	Expertise
Inexpertness

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