Ad Græcas Calendas. (Deferred)
to the Greek Calends—i.e., for ever. (It shall be done) on the Greek Calends—i.e., never. There were no Calends in the Greek notation of the months. (See Never.)
to the Greek Calends—i.e., for ever. (It shall be done) on the Greek Calends—i.e., never. There were no Calends in the Greek notation of the months. (See Never.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.