none the wiser

1. Knowing no more than before, as in He tried to explain the tax structure, but in the end I was none the wiser. [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

The trolls are none the wiser either, as they lick their lips and stretch their limbs.

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However, the seamstress Madame LePoint had been letting out all of Lady Constance’s dresses for months, and the lady was none the wiser.

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"Of course, I'm still none the wiser to what's going on. And I'm really confused about why I'm being sent home."

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All the agents speak fluent English, and the clients at the other end of the line are none the wiser that they're talking people in Mexico rather than the US.

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They can take ceremonial photographs, have them published in local Korean papers, and Min’s other grandparent will remain none the wiser until the day he dies.

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